Documentary
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Mr. Scorsese Review – One Of The Greatest Directors Of All Time
My childhood led me in an interesting direction as a kid. I didn’t necessarily know where my life would go until I started watching movies on a station in the Boston area called Tv38. It showed a lot of classic… Continue reading
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[TIFF 50] Aki Review – Captures Moments So Beautiful, I Teared Up
By Kyle Flynn At TIFF, every film is preceded by an acknowledgment of the native american land the theaters are built on. I bring this up because it almost felt uncanny, but I also felt somewhat of a release watching… Continue reading
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Clemente Review – This Documentary Honors The Best 21 That Ever Was
By Brian Susbielles Baseball idols are far and long associated with era, position, team, number, and, especially with Jackie Robinson, race. The color barrier was taken down in 1947 when Robinson joined the Brooklyn (now, LA) Dodgers, the first Black… Continue reading
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[TIFF 50] With Hasan In Gaza Review – A Reminder Of The Long Fight For Peace Yearned For By Palestinians
By Kyle Flynn It sometimes feels like the public consciousness on the Palestinian’s Quest for Peace only began on October 7th. Truthfully, I can only remember a few meaningful conversations that I had with friends and acquaintances prior to the… Continue reading
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Devo Review – This Documentary “Whips Up” The Facts Of Their Musical Legacy
By Brian Susbielles One of the boppiest songs of all time and one that crosses generations is the 1980 single “Whip It,” featuring five men in weird red hats in a cheesy Western with innuendos portraying sadomasochism and sex. Young… Continue reading
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Deaf President Now Review – A Fascinating Documentary About A Marginalized Community
Documentaries are an interesting style of filmmaking. There are so many different types of stories they can tell. My favorite is one that I wasn’t familiar with or never heard of. That’s the case with “Deaf President Now”. There are… Continue reading
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Billy Joel: And So It Goes Review – An All Inclusive Look At A Music Icon Many Have Loved For Decades
I’ve talked many times about how my parents took me and my brothers and sister on car rides when we were kids around New England. We would listen to different kinds of music on these rides on Saturday afternoons. One… Continue reading
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Apocalypse In The Tropics Review – The False Profits Of Brazil’s Politics
By Brian Susbielles I think the last thing anyone wants to hear or read about is the rise of far-right populist leaders like the one residing at 1600 Penn in D.C. But when you have a parallel government down in… Continue reading
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Prime Minister Review – A Documentary That Showed What Its Like To Be A True Leader Of A Country
I didn’t expect to find this documentary about the ex-Prime Minister of New Zealand starting out in Boston, Massachusetts, but that’s where it began. My home town. Jacinda Ardern, the said ex-Prime Minister, moved to the United States for a… Continue reading
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[MFF 2025] Life After Review – Important Subject Matter That Misses The Mark
By Kyle Flynn In Life After, director Reid Davenport tackles the thorny and emotional subject of assisted dying, using the 1983 case of Elizabeth Bouvia as a focal point. Bouvia, a disabled woman who famously fought for the legal right… Continue reading
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