documentary
New trailer for Netflix’s Joan Didion documentary
October 12, 2017 | David FarnorNetflix has released a trailer for its upcoming documentary about Joan Didion.
Across more than 50 years of essays, novels, screenplays, and criticism, Joan Didion has been one of America’s premier chroniclers of the ebb and flow of the country’s … Read More
Netflix UK film review: The Reagan Show
October 6, 2017 | Victoria CuratoloThis intriguing portrait of America’s 40th president is more an exposé than an in-depth exploration.Read More
Netflix UK film review: Gaga: Five Foot Two
September 23, 2017 | David FarnorAs revealing as it is controlled, this pop doc is a stirring portrait of an artist who never stops performing.Read More
Netflix UK film review: Strong Island
September 14, 2017 | David FarnorA powerful deconstruction of race and grief, this bracingly honest documentary will stay with you for days.Read More
Daughters of Destiny is inspiring, uplifting viewing
August 6, 2017 | David FarnorThis documentary about a school for the most impoverished group in India’s society is inspiring, uplifting viewing.Read More
Netflix UK film review: Icarus
August 4, 2017 | David FarnorThis sports doping documentary is an eye-opening, endlessly surprising expose of corruption.Read More
VOD film review: A Good Day To Die (Hoka Hey)
August 2, 2017 | RubyThis documentary about war photographer Jason P. Howe is brutally honest cinema.
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Netflix UK film review: Chasing Coral
July 14, 2017 | David FarnorChasing Coral is a powerful, urgent, inspiring call to wake up to climate change.Read More
Netflix UK film review: Nobody Speak: Trials of a Free Press
June 28, 2017 | David FarnorA juicy scandal paves way for a pressing reminder of the importance of independent journalism in this timely documentary.Read More
VOD film review: Chasing Asylum
June 20, 2017 | Matthew TurnerA powerful, timely and important documentary about Australia’s shocking treatment of asylum seekers.Read More