Category: Documentary

“Children are like glass”: The Terrorism of Heart and Home in OF FATHERS AND SONS

On By C.H. NewellIn 2018, Documentary, Film, Misogyny, Talal Derki, Terrorism, War1 Comment

Talal Derki's intense documentary dives deep into the dark heart of terrorism to explore how radical belief swallows entire bloodlines whole.

[Trailer] SCARY STORIES: Documentary Takes Inside Look at Horror Books SCARY STORIES TO TELL IN THE DARK

On By C.H. NewellIn 2019, Alvin Schwartz, Documentary, Film, Horror, Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark, Stephen GammellLeave a comment

We're not only getting a movie this year, we're getting a documentary about SCARY STORIES TO TELL IN THE DARK, too.

Slamdance 2019 (Documentary Competition): BEHIND THE BULLET

On By C.H. NewellIn 2019, Documentary, Film, Gun Violence, Heidi Yewman, Slamdance Film FestivalLeave a comment

Heidi Yewman's gun violence documentary will devastate you— it also educates and illuminates, too.

Father Gore’s Top 205

On By C.H. NewellIn Documentary, Drama, Film, Horror, Psychological horror, Psychological Thriller, Revenge Thriller, ThrillerLeave a comment

Here are Father Gore's Top 205 Films of all time! Dig in.

The Devil and Daniel Johnston Highlights the Line Between Genius & Madness

On By C.H. NewellIn Biography, Daniel Johnston, Documentary, Film, Jeff Feuerzeig, MusicLeave a comment

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wJZOe65eA4Y The Devil and Daniel Johnston. 2005. Directed & Written by Jeff Feuerzeig. Starring Daniel Johnston, Laurie Allen, Brian Beattie, Louis Black, David Fair, Jad Fair, Don Goede, Matt Groening, Gibby Haynes, Sally Johnston Reid, Bill Johnston, Dick Johnston, Mabel Johnston, Margie Johnston, and Ken Lieck. Complex Corporation/This Is That Productions. Rated PG-13. 110 minutes. …

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The Seven Five is a Microcosm of America’s Police Problem

On By C.H. NewellIn 2014, Crime, Documentary, Drug Dealer, Michael Dowd, NYPD, Police Corruption, The Seven Five, Tiller Russell1 Comment

The Seven Five. 2014. Directed by Tiller Russell. Starring (as themselves) Michael Dowd, Ken Eurell, Walter Yurkiw, Chickie, Dori Eurell. ★★★★★ To start this review, I wanted to give a bit of personal insight into my view on police. Firstly, I have two family members, close cousins, who are both officers here in St. John's, …

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SOAKED IN BLEACH Exposes the Bullshit of Cobain’s “Suicide”

On By C.H. NewellIn Benjamin Statler, Celebrity, Courtney Love, Crime, Crime Documentary, Docudrama, Documentary, Fake Suicide, Heroin, Hole, Kurt and Courtney, Kurt Cobain, Kurt Cobain murder, Kurt Cobain suicide, Montage of Heck, Nick Broomfield, Nirvana, Police Incompetence, Private Investigator, Rock n Roll, Soaked in Bleach, Tom Grant35 Comments

Soaked in Bleach. 2015. Directed by Benjamin Statler. Written by Donnie Eichar, Richard Middleton, and Benjamin Statler. Starring Tyler Bryan as Kurt Cobain, Sarah Scott as Courtney Love; featuring, as themselves, Tom Grant, Brett Ball, Max Wallace, and Norm Stamper. Daredevil Films. Rated PG. 100 minutes. Documentary/Drama/Crime. ★★★★★ Admittedly, even though I've always thought Courtney …

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DIG: The Ego & The Id

On By C.H. NewellIn 2004, Anton Newcombe, Blogs, Brent DeBoer, Courtney Taylor-Taylor, Dean Taylor, Dig!, Documentary, Drugs, DVD, Eric Hedford, Fame, Film, Filmmaking, Indie Rock, Joel Gion, Matt Hollywood, Movies, Music, Peter Holmstrom, Psychedelic Rock, Reviews, The Brian Jonestown Massacre, The Dandy Warhols, Zia McCabeLeave a comment

Ever watch a documentary that pissed you off? Well, here's another one.