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daily stream: no, the Devil did not make them do it

Wed, Apr 12, 2023

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2012’s Mea Maxima Culpa: Silence in the House of God is on HBO Max in the US, on Apple TV in the UK.

Totally Under Control documentary review: detailing Trump’s coronavirus catastrophe

Thu, Oct 15, 2020

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If you’ve been paying attention, not much is surprising in muckraker Alex Gibney’s timeline-driven rundown of Trump’s COVID crimes. But there is immense value in seeing it all laid out so clearly.

Citizen K documentary review: behind the new Cold War

Thu, Feb 06, 2020

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Muckraking documentarian Alex Gibney on why Vladimir Putin is so dangerous, via the tale of a Russian oligarch of the post-Soviet era turned dissident. Vital context for the state of the world today.

Icarus documentary review: on athletes’ compromised wings

Wed, Feb 28, 2018

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Perfectly illustrative of the serendipitous nature of documentary filmmaking as it pivots from a personal investigation of doping in sports into a thriller with global geopolitical ramifications.

God Knows Where I Am documentary review: into her mind

Mon, Apr 10, 2017

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A meditative, enormously sad, and sometimes angry-making portrait; provides a stark peek into a mind mentally ill yet remarkably confident and determined.

Zero Days documentary review: the code war has begun

Thu, Jan 12, 2017

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Fascinating and horrifying. A gripping detective story and an impassioned call for public debate over terrifying weapons that have already been loosed.

Janis: Little Girl Blue documentary review: the painful soul of the music

Thu, Dec 03, 2015

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A compassionate, intimate unpacking of the legend of Janis Joplin that reveals the troubled influences on the force-of-nature singer she willed into being.