CITIZEN PENN- 2021. Synopsis by Netflix. “When a 7.0 earthquake hits Haiti in 2010, actor and activist Sean Penn flies to the island nation to help with recovery. This documentary follows the efforts of Penn and his disaster relief organization, which is still going more than a decade later.”
5/8/21- Excellent reviews for this documentary. TRDB.
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THE BOY FROM MEDELLIN- 2021. Synopsis by Netflix. “Colombian J Balvin — the Prince of Reggaeton — returns to his native Medellín for the most important concert of his career. But as citizens take to the streets to protest President Iván Duque’s policies, the singer must reassess his own politics.”
5/8/21- Fair to good reviews for documentary. TRDB.
5/10/21- I think that this documentary was fairly good and captured the conflict that many artists must feel. TRDB.
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STATE FUNERAL- 2021. Synopsis by Netflix. “The seismic shock of Joseph Stalin’s sudden death in 1953 is captured in this engrossing documentary that incorporates newly unearthed archival footage of the elaborate official tributes, along with the endless parade of mourners.”
5/8/21- Very good reviews with a few critics complaining about the length of this documentary. (2 hours and 15 minutes) TRDB.
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LUCY, THE HUMAN CHIMP- 2021. Synopsis by Rotten Tomatoes. “Lucy the Human Chimp tells the profound story of Lucy Temerlin, a female chimpanzee raised as human from birth in a domestic environment, and Janis Carter, the woman who took on the seemingly impossible task of giving her a new life in the wild.”
5/3/21- Good reviews by the critics and poor ones from audiences. TRDB.
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8 BILLION ANGELS- 2021. Synopsis by Rotten Tomatoes. “8 Billion Angels explores the birth of mankind and its relentless growth and pursuit to harness, exploit, and ultimately dominate Mother Earth.”
4/22/21- Just 2 reviews so far– one up and one down. TRDB.
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STREET GANG: HOW WE GOT TO SESAME STREET- 2021. Synopsis by Rotten Tomatoes. “Street Gang will take us inside the minds and hearts of the Sesame Street creators to help us understand not only how they produced this groundbreaking show, but also what it was like to be at the center of a cultural and social phenomenon.”
4/22/21- Great reviews for this documentary. TRDB.
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SISTERS WITH TRANSISTERS- 20??. Synopsis by Netflix. “Paying tribute to the talented but unsung women who helped pioneer electronic music, this engaging documentary looks at their integral role in defining the genre in spite of the prevailing male mindset at the time.”
4/22/21- Awful reviews for this documentary. TRDB.
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WHY DID YOU KILL ME?- 2021. Synopsis by Rotten Tomatoes. “After her daughter is killed, a mother uses the social networking site MySpace to investigate the people she believes are responsible, resulting in reverberations for multiple families.”
4/19/21- Poor reviews by the critics and worse ones from audiences. TRDB.
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OUR TOWNS- 2020. Synopsis by Rotten Tomatoes. “A panoramic yet intimate view of small towns across the United States, based on the bestselling book “Our Towns: A 100,000-Mile Journey into the Heart of America,” by journalists James and Deborah Fallows.”
4/17/20- Very good reviews by the critics and poor ones from audience. TRDB.
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BILL TRAYLOR: CHASING GHOSTS. Synopsis by Rotten Tomatoes. “This illuminating documentary explores the life of a unique American artist, a man with a remarkable and unlikely biography.”
4/17/21- Excellent reviews for this documentary. TRDB
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