Tag Archives: documentary

MOVIE REVIEW: LA 92 (2017)

In 1992, a Black Los Angeles resident named Rodney King was brutally beaten by white police officers during an arrest. The attack by the officers was recorded and the video was viewed far and wide. The officers were tried but found innocent, highlighting the insidious systemic racism within the Los Angeles police force even in the face of incontrovertible evidence. This ignited a fury amongst Black Angelenos that lead to 6 days of violent rioting and looting.

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MOVIE REVIEW: Three Identical Strangers (2018)

In 1980 three young New Yorkers discovered that they had all been separately adopted as infants and were in fact a triplet. At first Robert, Eddie and David’s discovery of each other is a blast. They go on all the talk shows, they revel in their similarities and use their newfound fame to indulge in a life of wine, women and song.

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MOVIE REVIEW: Knock Down the House (2019)

In most countries around the world it feels like politics is in a worse place than it has been in a long time. On every side of the fence there are questions of corruption and pandering to the highest bidder meaning that the rich get richer and the poor get poorer. No country is more under the spotlight when it comes to this inequality than the USA. This documentary looks at four women involved in a grassroots movement trying to ensure that everyday people are represented by those like themselves, rather than a privileged elite.

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MOVIE REVEW: Abducted in Plain Sight (2017)

They say the truth is stranger than fiction. I can think of no example more apt than the relationship between the Broberg Family and their neighbour Joe Berchtold that is depicted in this Netflix original documentary.

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MOVIE REVIEW: The Death and Life of Marsha P. Johnson (2017)

About five years ago I watched my first episode of RuPaul’s Drag Race and became instantly obsessed with Drag culture. I think the artistry of what female impersonators do is so creative and societally aware in a way that really pushes boundaries while being extremely entertaining. Keen to understand the origins of the culture, I watched Paris is Burning several times. On the most recent viewing Netflix recommended The Death and Life of Marsha P. Johnson to me. I knew who Marsha was because she is discussed on Drag Race in connection with the Stonewall Riots, which is where the gay liberation movement started.

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