“Best Documentaries on Netflix Right Now - Variety” plus 2 more |
- Best Documentaries on Netflix Right Now - Variety
- A Trio of 'Lion King' Albums Crowd Top 10 on Soundtracks Chart, Led by Beyonce's 'Gift' - Billboard
- Looking Back: Summer Movies 2019 - KCCI Des Moines
| Best Documentaries on Netflix Right Now - Variety Posted: 14 Aug 2019 12:00 AM PDT There are few better ways to tell a complicated true-life story than a well-made documentary. From Hulu and Netflix's competing Fyre Festival documentaries, which both capture the mega-disaster of the exclusive event that never happened, to groundbreaking docuseries that rocked the music industry, like Lifetime's "Surviving R. Kelly" and HBO's "Leaving Neverland," 2019 has been the year for riveting documentaries. And if you're still itching to see more powerful scammers get exposed, Netflix has you covered. "Dirty Money" chronicles real cases of corruption and corporate greed as it takes shape in drug dealing and politics, while "The Great Hack" reveals how Cambridge Analytica became a propaganda machine during the 2016 election. Other political docs include "Knock Down the House," "Flint Town," "Reversing Roe" and "Trump: An American Dream." But if you're craving something more upbeat, you can always watch Beyonce's "Homecoming," which chronicles the singer's famous Coachella performance in 2018, or listen to Will Smith narrate the earth's most unique features in "One Strange Rock." Check out the list below to see some of the best documentaries available on Netflix.
"The Great Hack" Directed by Karim Amer and Jehane Noujaim, "The Great Hack" chronicles the story of Cambridge Analytica and its swift turn from British data company to "propaganda machine" by taking data from social media sites such as Facebook to sway undecided voters with targeted ads. The film also explores the role the company played in the 2016 U.S. election. "The Black Godfather" Featuring interviews with Quincy Jones, Diddy, Cicely Tyson and more, "The Black Godfather" follows the life of activist and music executive Clarence Avant. "Knock Down the House" Watch as Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Cori Bush, Paula Jean Swearingen and Amy Vilela take on wealthy politicians in the 2018 race for Congress.
"Flint Town" With a framework that's falling apart and few resources, the Flint Police Department struggles to care for a city with a continued water crisis and persistent violence in this Netflix documentary. "Who Shot the Sheriff? (Remastered)" The first installment in the once-a-month music/crime documentary series "Remastered," "Who Shot the Sheriff?" offers a deeper look into the assassination attempt on legendary singer Bob Marley in 1976. After a prior attempt on his life, attention is brought to Marley's upcoming performance in Kingston, spurring the artist to make a decision: either let down the country by cancelling his performance or risk another attempt on stage. "Roll Red Roll" Following the disturbing assault of a teenage girl by members of the high school football team, small-town Steubenville, Ohio, gained national attention. "Roll Red Roll" examines the true story of the crime and the overwhelming social media evidence that led to the sentencing of two primary offenders.
"Dirty Money" From the backdoor deals of a drugmaker to the shady dealings of Donald Trump, "Dirty Money" chronicles real cases of corruption and corporate greed. This short film details the lives and migration of three Puerto Rican women and their families who, after being displaced by Hurricane Maria, are forced to leave New York once their federal housing aid comes to an end. "Screwball" What begins as the story of a boy with major league baseball dreams takes a drastic turn as young Tony Bosch realized he had no baseball skills and eventually becomes a disgraced Florida doctor who ends up injecting steroids into MLB athletes like Manny Ramirez and Alex Rodriguez.
"The Accountant of Auschwitz" Oskar Gröning, at 21 years old, collected the stolen belongings of Jewish prisoners as they were sent to Auschwitz, but at age 90 went on trial as a new team of lawyers attempt to prosecute the last of the Nazi war criminals before they're all gone. "One Strange Rock" Narrated by Will Smith and coupled with commentary from astronauts, this Critics Choice award-winning documentary explores the wide array of Earth's most unique features. Named after the infamous Manhattan discotheque the film is about, "Studio 54" is an in-depth look at the club whose glitter and lewd antics attracted the city's elite before owners Steve Rubell and Ian Schrager went to prison for tax evasion.
Filmmakers Ricki Lake and Abby Epstein expose the existing legislation stopping families all over the country from experiencing the benefits of medical marijuana. "Weed the People" chronicles the stories of those families as they try to save their children through medicinal cannabis exploration. "Reversing Roe" "Reversing Roe," which begins its story in a time before Roe v. Wade, details how the topic of abortion became such a political talking point. Directed by Ricki Stern and Annie Sundberg, this film expands the conversation on the long-term political campaign to reverse the pivotal 1973 Supreme Court case. "Period. End of Sentence" By following a group of women in rural India who create their own low-cost feminine hygiene products and increase financial independence, this Oscar-winning documentary takes on the stigma around menstruation in the country where 23% of girls drop out of school once they have their periods.
"Homecoming: A Film by Beyonce" Directed by Beyonce and Ed Burke, the Emmy-nominated film chronicles the road to the former Destiny's Child singer's historic Coachella performance. "Trump: An American Dream" From his early rise in real estate in the '70s to his reality stardom, this four part docuseries paints the picture of Donald Trump and the events in his life which culminated in his becoming the 45th President of the United States. "The Vietnam War: A Film by Ken Burns and Lynn Novick" In a 10-part documentary spanning a total of 18 hours, this film separates itself from the list of existing Vietnam War documentaries by showcasing not only the American perspective, but the Vietnamese people's idea of what they called the American War.
"Larry Charles' Dangerous World of Comedy" Larry Charles, the director behind "Seinfeld" and "Borat," exposes the dark and unexpected humor of the world by speaking to former terrorists and members of militant groups like former warlord General Butt Naked in Liberia who not only talks about the taste of human remains but also his love for '90s show "Kids Say the Darndest Things." "The Two Killings of Sam Cooke Remastered" Featuring interviews from Smokey Robinson and Dionne Warwick, this investigation into the death of the soulful singer unmasks the truth of what contributed to his untimely demise in another installment of the "Remastered" documentary series. "Losers" French figure skater Surya Bonaly made history when she became the only figure skater in the world to land a back flip on one leg, but she suffered a career-altering loss at the 1998 Nagano Olympics. In a series of profiles, this documentary series showcases how athletes like Bonaly move on after big losses.
"The Long Goodbye: The Kara Tippetts Story" Shot in real time with her own vlogs and cell phone videos, author and blogger Kara Tippetts chronicles her last days with her family and friends after being diagnosed with terminal breast cancer in this incredible testament to love and faith. "The Creative Brain" Tim Robbins, Grimes and "Game of Thrones" co-creator D.B. Weiss are all interviewed in this 52-minute documentary exploring the function of the brain in each person's creative process. Follow neuroscientist David Eagleman as he infuses all forms of creativity in this film by interviewing other unexpected professionals such as architects, engineers, biologists and creators. "The Pursuit" In this documentary exploring the economy of poor countries around the world, economist Arthur Brooks travels the globe in an attempt to discover how the free-market system can save billions of people and eliminate world poverty. Popular on Variety |
| Posted: 30 Jul 2019 12:00 AM PDT Plus: The 1994 "The Lion King" album returns to the Billboard 200 chart after more than 20 years.The top 10 of Billboard's latest Soundtracks chart, dated Aug. 3, is brought to you by all things The Lion King, as three companion albums to both the new Disney movie and the same-named 1994 animated film populate the region. Beyoncé's new The Lion King: The Gift project opens at No. 1 on the tally, earning 54,000 equivalent album units in the week ending July 25, according to Nielsen Music. Meanwhile, Walt Disney Records' new The Lion King soundtrack climbs 4-2 on the tally with 22,000 units earned (up 46%), and the same label's soundtrack to the 1994 animated film pounces 13-9 with 7,000 units (up 48%). The Soundtracks chart ranks the most popular soundtrack albums of the week in the U.S. based on multi-metric consumption as measured in equivalent album units. Units are comprised of traditional album sales, track equivalent albums (TEA) and streaming equivalent albums (SEA). The Lion King: The Gift was released on July 19 via Parkwood/Columbia Records. Beyoncé executive-produced and curated the project and is also a producer on each of the set's tracks. The Lion King: The Gift, which boasts Queen Bey performing on 10 of the album's 14 songs, is billed to Beyoncé & Various Artists. Among the songs on the album: Beyoncé's "Spirit," which is also heard in the film and included on the Walt Disney Records soundtrack. The latter includes the rest of the songs heard in the movie (like "Circle of Life" and "Can You Feel the Love Tonight"). On the Billboard 200 chart (where albums of all genres and classifications rank together), The Lion King: The Gift opens at No. 2, while The Lion King bolts 31-13 and the 1994 The Lion King album re-enters at No. 150 -- the first time it's been on the list in more than 20 years. The set was last on the tally dated Feb. 24, 1996, after having racked up 10 nonconsecutive weeks at No. 1 between 1994 and 1995. |
| Looking Back: Summer Movies 2019 - KCCI Des Moines Posted: 29 Aug 2019 01:21 PM PDT Advertisement Looking Back: Summer Movies 2019 Let's look back at the past season at the cineplex  Updated: 4:50 PM CDT Aug 29, 2019 This past summer was weird. It felt like there weren't as many releases as previous years, but when you look at a list you see how wrong that is. Also evident from said list is how oddly stacked the summer was.May was virtually overflowing, while June trimmed back. The strange month was July, with very few new releases. Maybe other studios didn't want to compete with the Disney Juggernaut's one-two punch of Spider-Man: Far from Home and The Lion King, who knows? August not only added more movies to the schedule than July, it also helped end things on a high note, or at least higher than one might expect from the Dog Days.As the season comes to a close, and I look forward to the final four months of the year, I thought I'd look back at the previous four to see how it stacked up…at least in my mind.Best Films: Once Upon a Time in Hollywood & RocketmanThis summer is almost chock full o' Oscar potential, something usually reserved for the fall-winter. There's the obvious Best Animated Film front runners, and I think none of us will be knocked over by a feather if Beyoncé's new song in The Lion King gets a nod. Two of the smaller delights, Yesterday and Blinded by the Light, maybe have outside chances for noms.Yet, the two that stood out, and have the best chances to be remembered come nomination time, are Once Upon and Rocketman. I think no one's surprised Tarantino's ninth feature knocked it out of the park. Rocketman, buoyed by Taron Egerton's amazingly accurate performance and an inventive take on the traditional musical structure, might be as big of a surprise come Oscar time as Bohemian Rhapsody was last year.Worst Movie: Men in Black: InternationalThis was by far, head and shoulders above the rest, the worst movie of the summer. The Men in Black universe has great potential for expansion. You just have to remember a couple things to make it a successful entry in the franchise. First of all, you're making a comedy. Second, you're making a comedy. It also helps if you watch the previous entries, which is not the feeling I got from this movie. It truly felt like someone actually made a movie from one of those "I forced a bot to watch…" scripts.Biggest Surprise: CrawlWith a concept like being trapped in a house by both a hurricane and alligators, this could have easily been given the campy, Sharknado treatment. Instead, it was given to horror maestros Sam Raimi and Alexandre Aja, and they gave us a tight and tense man vs. nature fright flick. It's smart, scary and contains people we care about, not a single character being throw-away. It's the kind of film that leaves a huge smile on creature feature fans' faces, a smile that will assuredly return every time you think about it.Biggest Disappointment: The Lion KingWhile I'm still not sure what I expected from this particular redo, I'm certain I expected more than this. I understand it must've been difficult to decide what to do for Disney's first live action version of an animated film that contained zero human characters, but with all of the creative talent behind the scenes you'd think there would be at least one person who'd raise their hand and ask Jon Favreau, "Why are we just doing a shot-for-shot remake? Isn't there something better we could be doing with this time and money?" I guess if no one had the nerve to speak up around George Lucas when he was vomiting "ideas" for the Prequels, why should we expect Hollywood to have learned its lesson since then.Overall Winner: The horror genreYou expect this in the fall, but horror ruled this past summer's calendar, and the moviegoing experience was all the better for it. Plus, the majority were really good to great. The two stumbles were Ma and 47 Meters Down: Uncaged, neither of which could entice this die-hard horror fan to fork out cash to see, even as a curiosity.Let's go down the list chronologically:Brightburn took a skewed look at the Superman origin, using its limited budget to every possible advantage and gave us a chilling study of nature vs. nurture. Godzilla: King of Monsters fulfilled its promise, and the dreams of most kaiju fans, with not only impressive monster battles, but a well-plotted surrounding story.The Dead Don't Die was probably the most polarizing release of the year, not just in horror, but film in general. I loved it, though, and my enjoyment increased the more I thought about the film. The one that came in a close second for Biggest Surprise for me was Child's Play. It took the original concept, updated it to fit today's world very well and even had some creative kills. Annabelle Comes Home wasn't very strong, but it had some moments and had to be better than Ma.The absolutely chilling mind%#@& of Midsommar still sticks with me, and probably will for a long time to come. Of course, I've already sermonized about Crawl. Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark came up with a way to turn the books' campfire tale short stories into a coherent and, more importantly and impressive, spooky piece of cinema. Ready or Not has closed out the summer with a sharp-witted, supernaturally-tinged take on the old Most Dangerous Game pastiche.There you have it. Was this one of the greatest summers in film history? Not by a long shot (for my money, that's still 1989), but it definitely contained some entertaining times for me at the cineplex. I hope it did for you, too.Damond Fudge can also be found on Facebook. Follow his page: Damond Fudge - Film Critic & Writer DES MOINES, Iowa — This past summer was weird. It felt like there weren't as many releases as previous years, but when you look at a list you see how wrong that is. Also evident from said list is how oddly stacked the summer was. May was virtually overflowing, while June trimmed back. The strange month was July, with very few new releases. Maybe other studios didn't want to compete with the Disney Juggernaut's one-two punch of Spider-Man: Far from Home and The Lion King, who knows? August not only added more movies to the schedule than July, it also helped end things on a high note, or at least higher than one might expect from the Dog Days. Advertisement As the season comes to a close, and I look forward to the final four months of the year, I thought I'd look back at the previous four to see how it stacked up…at least in my mind. Best Films: Once Upon a Time in Hollywood & Rocketman This summer is almost chock full o' Oscar potential, something usually reserved for the fall-winter. There's the obvious Best Animated Film front runners, and I think none of us will be knocked over by a feather if Beyoncé's new song in The Lion King gets a nod. Two of the smaller delights, Yesterday and Blinded by the Light, maybe have outside chances for noms. Yet, the two that stood out, and have the best chances to be remembered come nomination time, are Once Upon and Rocketman. I think no one's surprised Tarantino's ninth feature knocked it out of the park. Rocketman, buoyed by Taron Egerton's amazingly accurate performance and an inventive take on the traditional musical structure, might be as big of a surprise come Oscar time as Bohemian Rhapsody was last year. Worst Movie: Men in Black: International This was by far, head and shoulders above the rest, the worst movie of the summer. The Men in Black universe has great potential for expansion. You just have to remember a couple things to make it a successful entry in the franchise. First of all, you're making a comedy. Second, you're making a comedy. It also helps if you watch the previous entries, which is not the feeling I got from this movie. It truly felt like someone actually made a movie from one of those "I forced a bot to watch…" scripts. Biggest Surprise: Crawl With a concept like being trapped in a house by both a hurricane and alligators, this could have easily been given the campy, Sharknado treatment. Instead, it was given to horror maestros Sam Raimi and Alexandre Aja, and they gave us a tight and tense man vs. nature fright flick. It's smart, scary and contains people we care about, not a single character being throw-away. It's the kind of film that leaves a huge smile on creature feature fans' faces, a smile that will assuredly return every time you think about it. Biggest Disappointment: The Lion King While I'm still not sure what I expected from this particular redo, I'm certain I expected more than this. I understand it must've been difficult to decide what to do for Disney's first live action version of an animated film that contained zero human characters, but with all of the creative talent behind the scenes you'd think there would be at least one person who'd raise their hand and ask Jon Favreau, "Why are we just doing a shot-for-shot remake? Isn't there something better we could be doing with this time and money?" I guess if no one had the nerve to speak up around George Lucas when he was vomiting "ideas" for the Prequels, why should we expect Hollywood to have learned its lesson since then. Overall Winner: The horror genre You expect this in the fall, but horror ruled this past summer's calendar, and the moviegoing experience was all the better for it. Plus, the majority were really good to great. The two stumbles were Ma and 47 Meters Down: Uncaged, neither of which could entice this die-hard horror fan to fork out cash to see, even as a curiosity. Let's go down the list chronologically: Brightburn took a skewed look at the Superman origin, using its limited budget to every possible advantage and gave us a chilling study of nature vs. nurture. Godzilla: King of Monsters fulfilled its promise, and the dreams of most kaiju fans, with not only impressive monster battles, but a well-plotted surrounding story. The Dead Don't Die was probably the most polarizing release of the year, not just in horror, but film in general. I loved it, though, and my enjoyment increased the more I thought about the film. The one that came in a close second for Biggest Surprise for me was Child's Play. It took the original concept, updated it to fit today's world very well and even had some creative kills. Annabelle Comes Home wasn't very strong, but it had some moments and had to be better than Ma. The absolutely chilling mind%#@& of Midsommar still sticks with me, and probably will for a long time to come. Of course, I've already sermonized about Crawl. Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark came up with a way to turn the books' campfire tale short stories into a coherent and, more importantly and impressive, spooky piece of cinema. Ready or Not has closed out the summer with a sharp-witted, supernaturally-tinged take on the old Most Dangerous Game pastiche. There you have it. Was this one of the greatest summers in film history? Not by a long shot (for my money, that's still 1989), but it definitely contained some entertaining times for me at the cineplex. I hope it did for you, too. Damond Fudge can also be found on Facebook. Follow his page: Damond Fudge - Film Critic & Writer |
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