You are here: Latest Updates » Reviews » Film Reviews » Documentary Documentary I can't say I will watch any documentary that comes up but if it is an interesting topic, I am there even if I have to go out of my way to see it. Latest Reviews Please wait... Film Review Apollo 11 Directed by Todd Douglas Miller “Apollo 11” is a documentary that tells the story of the first manned mission to the moon using newly discovered footage that has been painstakingly restored to theatrical brilliance. It is only the audio… 2019-08-01 Film Review For the Love of Spock Directed by Adam Nimoy “For the Love of Spock” is a documentary by Leonard Nimoy's (Spock from the original Star Trek series) son, Adam, who tells us it is his effort to understand his late father. A large number of famous… 2019-08-01 Film Review Exit Through the Gift Shop Directed by Banksy Rather than telling the story of “Banksy”, probably the world's most famous (and best) street artist this documentary instead chooses to focus on the extremely odd film maker “Thierry Guetta” (Mr. Brainwash)…. 2019-03-02 Film Review Eight Days a Week: The Touring Years Directed by Ron Howard “Eight Days a Week” tells the story of the years when the Beatles toured beginning in the 1960s. Through the use of archival footage and modern interviews we follow the group from their initial performances… 2017-09-24 Film Review Going Clear: Scientology and the Prison of Belief Directed by Gibney Alex This is quite an amazing piece of work exposing a lot of the dirty laundry of Scientology. It consists of interviews with former members of the church talking about what they experienced but it also provides… 2015-10-01 Film Review 1 Directed by Crowder Paul “1” is a documentary exploring the days of Formula 1 car racing in the 1960s when the cars were getting more and more powerful but the safety was lagging behind resulting in more and more deadly accidents…. 2015-07-30 Film Review CitizenFour Directed by Laura Poitras CitizenFour tells the story of Edward Snowden a contractor working for the NSA after he contacts the director (Laura Poitras) as “CitizenFour” determined to release the information he has gathered… 2014-11-23 Film Review The Kingdom of Dreams and Madness Directed by Mami Sunada This Japanese documentary tells the story of Studio Ghibli as it is in the final stages of producing the latest Hayao Miyazaki Japanese animated film “The Wind Rises” and “The Tale of The… 2014-11-14 Film Review Argo Directed by Ben Affleck In 1979 the American embassy in Iran was invaded by revolutionaries resulting in 50 hostages being taken. At the same time six staff escaped from the mob via a back entrance and hide out with the Canadian… 2014-05-26 Film Review Senna Directed by Asif Kapadia I am a big fan of Formula 1 car racing. Have been for many years. I remember the tragic events at Imola in 1994. This movie tells the story of one of the best (if not THE best) Formula 1 driver… 2011-11-02 Film Review Micheal Palin: Sahara Directed by This time Palin sets out to visit some of the countries surrounding (and inside) the Sahara as he begins in the North West corner of Africa, heading south through Mauritania and Senegal then up through… 2004-06-07 Film Review Michael Palin: Around the World in Eighty Days Directed by The original series where Michael Palin has just eighty days to get around the world using the same types of transport available when Phileas Fogg did it in Jules Verne's classic. It is an interesting… 2004-06-07