Reviews on documentaries new to DVD.
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2012: Science or Superstition (DVD Review) 17 Jan, 2009
The scenarios described by those interviewed in '2012: Science or Superstation' are bound to amuse...More>>
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21 Up South Africa: Mandela's Children (DVD Review) 20 Jul, 2008
While the personal stories are compelling, so too is the impact technology (Internet and mobile...More>>
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5,6,7,8 (DVD Review) 19 Jan, 2012
'5,6,7,8' is your standard documentary about a small-down dance company and the young ladies who...More>>
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56 Up (DVD Review) 13 Jul, 2013
It’s easy to see how viewers develop a certain fondness for these people with whom they have seen...More>>
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95 Miles to Go (DVD Review) 3 Jun, 2012
'95 Miles to Go' proves quite entertaining showcasing Romano’s effortless situational humor and...More>>
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Act of God (DVD Review) 20 Jan, 2010
The documentary concerns itself with the human need to find significance in random events, and...More>>
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Adjust Your Tracking: The Untold Story of the VHS Collector (DVD Review) 7 Jul, 2014
It’s true, as one of the more wizened interviewees here notes, that people will collect anything,...More>>
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Adventures in Pornoland (DVD Review) 8 Oct, 2011
What gives 2008 Canadian indie 'Adventures in Pornoland' a slightly comedic twist on the genre is...More>>
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Africa (Blu-ray Review) 24 Feb, 2013
With just the right blend of suspense and heartwarming imagery, the stories of wildlife presented...More>>
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Al Capone: Icon (DVD Review) 20 Oct, 2014
This lukewarm bio makes some good points about Al Capone’s criminal career, a central thesis...More>>
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American Experience: 1964 (DVD Review) 10 Mar, 2014
Race relations, the Beatles and presidential politics are the primary focus of this this inevitably...More>>
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American Experience: Billy the Kid (DVD Review) 27 Feb, 2012
I appreciated this documentary, in which even former New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson throws in a...More>>
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American Experience: Clinton (Blu-ray Review) 12 Mar, 2012
Barak Goodman’s Bill Clinton portrait is right up there with other “American Experience”...More>>
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American Experience: Cold War Roadshow (DVD Review) 12 Jan, 2015
Boasting footage from presumably the only time Nikita Khrushchev and Eddie Fisher found themselves...More>>
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American Experience: Edison — The Father of Invention (DVD Review) 2 Mar, 2015
Running a full two hours (well, 114 minutes) as only occasional “American Experience”...More>>
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American Experience: Henry Ford (DVD Review) 25 Feb, 2013
Though Henry Ford was a mass of contradictions, this portrait of the automaker is admiring of him...More>>
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American Experience: Houdini (DVD Review) 3 Oct, 2011
Produced a little more than a decade ago, this presentation is a good example of how one keeps a...More>>
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American Experience: Jesse Owens (DVD Review) 30 Apr, 2012
Jesse Owens’ down days dealing with racism in America get covered here, but the bulk deals with a...More>>
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American Experience: Stonewall Uprising (DVD Review) 25 Apr, 2011
Though the folkloric reaction to 1969’s famed NYPD’s Stonewall Inn bust has often been termed...More>>
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American Experience: The War of the Worlds (DVD Review) 11 Nov, 2013
The gripe I have with this documentary, which does put across a lot of keen history in digestible...More>>
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