Details from IMDB: Miss Americana A look at iconic pop artist Taylor Swift during a transformational time in her life as she embraces her role as a singer/songwriter and harnesses the full power of her voice. A look at iconic pop artist Taylor Swift during a transformational time in her life as she embraces her…
Tag: documentary
Movie Review: Danny
Details from IMDB: Danny A feature documentary about the life of former Newfoundland Premier, Danny Williams Initial Thoughts: I’m not a very political person, even in these wild times I just normally don’t concern myself with it much, that said I am a proud Canadian and proud of my home province, Newfoundland and Labrador and…
Movie Review: You Can Call Me Bill
Details from IMDB: You Can Call Me Bill Original title: William Shatner: You Can Call Me Bill An intimate portrait of William Shatner’s personal journey over nine decades on this Earth, You Can Call Me Bill strips away all the masks he has worn to embody countless characters, and reveals the man behind it all….
Movie Review: WHAM!: Last Christmas Unwrapped
Details from IMDB: IMDb RATING 7.4/10 Documentary Music A documentary chronicling the meteoric rise of Wham!’s “Last Christmas”. Features new interviews with Andrew Ridgeley and archival footage of George Michael. Initial Thoughts: This is technically a TV special and not a movie but I enjoyed it so I’m going to do a review. “Last Christmas”…
Movie Review: Kink
Details from IMDB: IMDb RATING 6.2/10 1.3K Documentary A documentary on fetish website Kink.com. Director Christina Voros and producer James Franco pull back the curtain on the fetish empire of Kink.com, the Internet’s largest producer of BDSM content. In a particularly obscure corner of an industry that operates largely out of public view, Kink.com’s directors…
Movie Review: Fifty Shades of Fetish Model
Details from IMDB: Fifty Shades of Fetish Model Documentary A series of interviews showcasing models from the fetish and bdsm scene. Hours of exclusive content featuring models Melissa, Rachel, Morgan and Miss Mathews. Get to know the women who work on the kinky side of modeling. Initial Thoughts: So if you’re new to my blog…
Movie Review: Lovecraft: Fear of the Unknown
Details from IMDB: Lovecraft: Fear of the Unknown A chronicle of the life, work and mind that created the Cthulhu mythos. Initial Thoughts: For me I was introduced to Lovecraft not from his writing (short stories or novels) but from the role-playing game “Call of Cthulhu” which I’ve been playing (and more recently running) since…
Movie Review: Butterfly in the Sky
Details from IMDB: 8.5/10 Documentary Chronicles the journeys of broadcasters, educators and filmmakers who believed television could inspire a lifelong love of reading. Initial Thoughts: Reading Rainbow takes me back to my childhood. It was a show I was excited to watch, I have always really loved reading and I think that was a show…
Movie Review: The Greatest Night in Pop
Details from IMDB: 2024 PG-13 1h 36m On January 25th 1985, dozens of the era’s most popular musicians gathered in Los Angeles to record a charity single for African famine relief. Setting egos aside, they collaborated on a song that would make history. Initial Thoughts: I’m a child of the 80s and I will always…
Movie Review: Wham!
Details from IMDB: Wham! Through archival interviews and footage, George Michael and Andrew Ridgeley relive the arc of their Wham career, from ’70s best buds to ’80s pop icons. Initial Thoughts: This is going to be a shorter one. I’ll admit (twice in a row!) that I have been slow doing these posts. I spend…