Documentary

‘Superheroes: A Never-Ending Battle’ (2013) a nice overview

If you’re a fan of superheroes thanks to the 2010s cinema boom and are curious about their history in comics, “Superheroes: A Never-Ending Battle” (2013),

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John’s top 10 movies of 2020

The Oscars are expanding the 2020 movie year by two months in order for more films to get released and compete for statuettes. That’s a

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Documentary ‘Class Action Park’ captures nostalgia, danger

“Class Action Park” (HBO Max) is a schizophrenic documentary, but unavoidably so. It chronicles New Jersey’s Action Park, a theme park of dangerous water rides,

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‘Deceptive Practice’ (2012) features Ricky Jay as it explores magic

Scrolling through options under a “David Mamet” search on my Roku, “Deceptive Practice: The Mysteries and Mentors of Ricky Jay” (2012) comes up a lot.

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Suspense is missing from ‘Making a Murderer’ Season 2 (TV review)

Season 1 of the documentary “Making a Murderer” was a cultural phenomenon when it premiered in December 2015. Everyone was talking about it, so it

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‘Demon House’ neither pure documentary, pure horror

“Demon House” – from Zak Bagans, host of TV’s “Ghost Adventures” — purports to chronicle a haunted house in Gary, Ind., but it ends up

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‘Score’ an informative yet gorgeous journey through the history of film composing (Movie review)

“Score: A Film Music Documentary” almost seems like it’s cheating. Its score – by the very definition of the subject matter – is the greatest

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‘Score: A Film Music Documentary’ reviews

John’s “Score: A Film Music Documentary” review, March 6, 2018 Michael’s “Score: A Film Music Documentary” review, Top 20 films of 2017, Jan. 21, 2018

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‘Weiner’ review

Michael’s “Weiner” review, Top 10 films of 2016, Medium, Feb. 27, 2017

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‘The Paper’ review

MTV publicity photo John’s “The Paper” (episodes 1-4) review, Brainerd Dispatch, May 8, 2008

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