Paid Members Devon Malcolm Posted January 25, 2025 Paid Members Posted January 25, 2025 Caught three brilliant documentaries this week, among the very best films I saw last year of any kind. Soundtrack to a Coup d'Etat This might be the best of them. A documentary surrounding the events and people somewhat linked to the murder of Congolese president Patrice Lumumba in 1961, backed by a stack of great jazz cuts from the best artists of that time. The style and presentation is intense but if you're prepared for it then it's fascinating and educational and never drags even at 150 minutes. Brilliant. Yintah (Netflix) Netflix doc about the Wet'suwet'en First Nation's opposition to and resistance of a large gas pipeline being built through their land. Depressing and upsetting but these people are incredible and strong and still fighting it to this day. I hope Justin Trudeau gets hit by a milk float. Black Box Diaries Covers journalist Shiori Ito's attempts to get the archaic Japanese justice system to prosecute the prominent political journalist who raped her, and how she sparked Japan's own #MeToo movement in the process. Heartbreaking at times but incredibly personal and one of the bravest self-portrait documentaries I've seen. I also watched Enter the Clones of Bruce (Tubi), which was a really fun and well-researched film about Brucesploitation films and stars, and Witches (Mubi). This one sees Elizabeth Sankey (lead singer of Summer Camp and now film director) use the background of the portrayal of witches in cinema to talk about her experiences with post-partum depression. Powerful and superbly made, I think everyone should watch it. Quote
Paid Members Thunderplex Posted January 26, 2025 Paid Members Posted January 26, 2025 4 hours ago, Devon Malcolm said: I also watched Enter the Clones of Bruce (Tubi), which was a really fun and well-researched film about Brucesploitation films and stars, and Witches (Mubi). This one sees Elizabeth Sankey (lead singer of Summer Camp and now film director) use the background of the portrayal of witches in cinema to talk about her experiences with post-partum depression. Powerful and superbly made, I think everyone should watch it. Was it the US or the UK Tubi as I can’t seem to find it? Quote
Paid Members Devon Malcolm Posted January 26, 2025 Paid Members Posted January 26, 2025 4 hours ago, Thunderplex said: Was it the US or the UK Tubi as I can’t seem to find it? My mistake, it was (funnily enough) on Plex. Quote
Paid Members Thunderplex Posted January 26, 2025 Paid Members Posted January 26, 2025 Brilliant, cheers! Quote
Paid Members Bus Surfer Posted January 26, 2025 Paid Members Posted January 26, 2025 Apologies if this has already been shared in here: https://youtube.com/@fhjsgy7bm?si=M0_IbQCMlllSM7LM A collection of UK based current affairs docs from the 60's onwards. Mostly World in action but there's a treasure trove of footage there. Some really hard hitting stuff as you can imagine also. Quote
Chili Posted January 26, 2025 Posted January 26, 2025 8 minutes ago, Bus Surfer said: Apologies if this has already been shared in here: https://youtube.com/@fhjsgy7bm?si=M0_IbQCMlllSM7LM A collection of UK based current affairs docs from the 60's onwards. Mostly World in action but there's a treasure trove of footage there. Some really hard hitting stuff as you can imagine also. Yeah I have been absolutely loving that channel recently, some brilliant stuff and a great reminder of how the old WIA theme is proper nightmare fuel. Quote
Paid Members johnnyboy Posted January 30, 2025 Paid Members Posted January 30, 2025 (edited) Luther: Never Too Much Playing to a packed house I was totally swept away by this. So much outside of the obvious crooning that I did not know about. If you search up about it much is made of Patti LaBelle feeling that she has been thrown under the bus... Spoiler Well, you did posthumously out him on live TV Too thumbs up. Edited January 30, 2025 by johnnyboy Quote
SaitoRyo Posted January 31, 2025 Posted January 31, 2025 There's a new four-part OJ Simpson documentary on Netflix called American Manhunt: OJ Simpson. Obviously, nothing is going to come close to touching the incredible ten-hour OJ: Made in America that was produced for ESPN's 30 for 30 series a decade or so ago, but this is still pretty damn good. I've been fascinated by the OJ case for an age and will pretty much watch anything about it, even if there's rarely new information or a fresh perspective. This is one of the better ones in recent times, as they do a really good job of laying out all the evidence, both circumstantial and forensic, and constructing the timeline of events, while also touching on the wide socio-political climate of the time. It's got some key talking heads and it's interesting to see how they talk and feel about the case some thirty years later. Quote
Paid Members Devon Malcolm Posted January 31, 2025 Paid Members Posted January 31, 2025 The Menendez Brothers (Netflix) A real cut above almost all of Netflix's recent crime documentaries. Very well cut together, features the villain of the year (and it's not the lads in question) and once again an infuriating look at the Yank justice system. Made in England: The Films of Powell and Pressburger (BBC iPlayer) It's over 2 hours of Martin Scorsese talking about some of the greatest films ever made. What more do you need? Quote
davertfnewman Posted February 18, 2025 Posted February 18, 2025 Rewatching the Whicker's World episode 'Conflict in Kentucky' on iPlayer. 1967, set against the backdrop of the Kentucky Derby and the racial conflict, Whicker in full sarcasm mode at the beginning. It's interesting to watch for the reality of the people included in it as interviewees: MLK, Cassius Clay, Colonel Sanders! Interesting exercise in propaganda that's spewed too, which is countered at the beginning by the statement superimposed over the establishing shots: "My people are more important than some horses...". Quote
TildeGuy~! Posted April 2, 2025 Posted April 2, 2025 This channel popped up on my YouTube recommended yesterday and I found them fascinating, I couldn’t find a YouTube thread but as the channel says it’s a fake documentary channel from Japan that are mainly horror based. https://youtube.com/@pro9ramq?si=dhXytw1mRSsXg-X8 Quote
Members SuperBacon Posted April 28, 2025 Members Posted April 28, 2025 Louis Theroux: The Settlers is a brilliant documentary and a reminder of just how good he is. Even if you think you know just how settlers think, its still incredible to see it so brazen like it is here. As an aside I've been rewatching lots of his films and was slightly amazed to see the When Louis Met Jimmy Saville episode was still on the iplayer. Obviously the Thailand episode of Weird Weekends is the peak with Lake "Calm me right down" Palmer the highlight but they're all good. Quote
King Coconut Posted April 28, 2025 Posted April 28, 2025 32 minutes ago, SuperBacon said: the Thailand episode of Weird Weekends I forget where I was when Princess Di died and the World Trade Centers fell but this episode of TV is still vivid. Quote
Members SuperBacon Posted April 28, 2025 Members Posted April 28, 2025 9 minutes ago, King Coconut said: I forget where I was when Princess Di died and the World Trade Centers fell but this episode of TV is still vivid. May the flame of our love never die. Sadly he passed away not long ago. Hopefully up there now verbally destroying God. Quote
Paid Members johnnyboy Posted April 28, 2025 Paid Members Posted April 28, 2025 33 minutes ago, King Coconut said: I forget where I was when Princess Di died... QVC was off air so I thought the Queen Mum had died. Loved a bit of QVC in the morning with my cornflakes back then. Quote
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