Narco Cultura

Narco Cultura

Review: A really disturbing documentary about the Mexican drug war. The film focuses on two characters mainly. One, a Mexican crime scene investigator, and the second one, a member of a narcocorrido band. Narcocorrido is a musical style celebrating the lives and deeds of Mexican gangs and murderers. I wanted to smack the singer from the band Buknas de Culiacan all the way through the film. A really sad story, but definitely worth watching. 

Rating: 7.5/10

I Need That Record! The Death (or Possible Survival) of the Independent Record Store

I Need That Record! The Death (or Possible Survival) of the Independent Record Store

Review: A documentary looking at the death, and possible return, of the independent record stores. Worth watching even though it didn't really bring anything new to the table. 

Rating: 6/10

Vinyl

Vinyl

Review: Alan Zweig's giving us different, but entertaining, look on people obsessed with record collecting. He's not painting a very pretty picture, but that's what feels real about it. 

Rating: 7/10

David

David

Review: I kind of know what they tried to do with this film, but it didn't quite work out because of a thin story and some subpar acting. 

Rating: 4/10

Sound It Out

Sound It Out

Review: A really quite charming documentary about the last surviving vinyl record shop in Teeside, England. In this you get to meet some interesting and lovely people who all live for records in their own ways. 

Rating: 6.5/10

What Happened, Miss Simone?

What Happened, Miss Simone?

Review: I kind of had bigger hopes for this documentary about Nina Simone. Here's a person with a truly interesting story to tell, but it mostly feels cut and paste and not digging deep enough for my taste. Worth watching though, if not only for the music. 

Rating: 6.5/10

Mad Max: Fury Road

Mad Max: Fury Road

Review: I wasn't expecting much when I sat down to watch this latest instalment in the Mad Max saga. I was never really a big fan of the earlier films, just thought of them as decent action flicks. This new one however surprised me in a positive way. Not that it was memorable, but it felt surprisingly fresh. Worth checking out at least. 

Rating: 6.5/10

Dirty Wars

Dirty Wars

Review: I like a lot about this documentary. It's about some of the the covert operations that JSOC has done around the world, and trying to find out the reasons behind the numeral operations. Unfortunately though, too much focus is on the film maker himself, Jeremy Scahill, and my interest fades. 

Rating: 6/10

Hot Girls Wanted

Hot Girls Wanted

Review: Well made and interesting documentary about the world of so-called amateur porn and some of the people involved in it. 

Rating: 6/10

Filip & Fredrik presenterar Trevligt folk

Filip & Fredrik presenterar Trevligt Folk

Review: Warm and charming film about Somalia's first national team in bandy. It has a lot of heart and I recommend it. 

Rating: 7/10

Being Elmo: A Puppeteer's Journey

Being Elmo: A Puppeteer's Journey

Review: A genuine story about the puppeteer behind Elmo. There was something about it though that didn't really spark my interest. 

Rating: 5/10

Brooklyn Castle

Brooklyn Castle

Review: A documentary about kids playing chess? Might not sound very interesting, but it was a good watch actually. 

Rating: 6/10

The Invisible War

The Invisible War

Review: A really sad look upon violent sexual assault within the U.S. military and how it is time and again swept under the rug by the people in charge leaving the victims alone and helpless. 

Rating: 7/10

Avengers: Age of Ultron

Avengers: Age of Ultron

Review: A decent Avengers movie with some nice new characters. Nothing really special though.

Rating: 6.5/10

Muscle Shoals

Muscle Shoals

Review: If you have any interest at all in music created in the last 50 years, you need to check out this documentary. Muscle Shoals is the backbone of a lot of what we listen to today. 

Rating: 8/10

Somm

Somm

Review: Somm follows 4 people training to take the exam to become a Master Sommalier. Ok watch since I love geeks. 

Rating: 6/10

Charles Bradley: Soul of America

Charles Bradley: Soul of America

Review: Charles Bradley. Such an artist. Such a life story!

Rating: 7/10

All This Mayhem

All This Mayhem

Review: A really good documentary about two of the worlds best skaters, Tas & Ben Pappas. A beautiful, strong and sad story about two bad boys of the skateboarding world. At the end of it, I don't really like Tony Hawk that much anymore. 

Rating: 8/10

Dawg Fight

Dawg Fight

Review: I really enjoyed this documentary about backyard fighting. Not being a fan of MMA, I still enjoyed the realness of this one. 

Rating: 6.5/10

Filthy Gorgeous: The Bob Guccione Story

Filthy Gorgeous: The Bob Guccione Story

Review: Documentary about Bob Guccione, the man behind Penthouse Magazine. Interesting in that way that I didn't really know anything about him before I saw this one. Not sure that it was very good though. 

Rating: 5.5/10

Love Me

Love Me

Review: A kind of sad documentary about people searching for love through Ukrainian mail order brides. This one actually say a lot about our modern society if you ask me. 

Rating: 5/10

Alive Inside

Alive Inside

Review: A documentary about music therapy and how it can help and ease the suffering of people suffering from Alzheimer's disease. A recommended watch!

Rating: 7/10

Video Games: The Movie

Video Games: The Movie

Review: An OK documentary about the history of video games.

Rating: 5/10

Kurt Cobain: Montage of Heck

Kurt Cobain: Montage of Heck

Review: A surprisingly good documentary about Kurt Cobain. 

Rating: 7/10

The Fog of War: Eleven Lessons from the Life of Robert S. McNamara

The Fog of War: Eleven Lessons from the Life of Robert S. McNamara

Review: When it comes to war, Robert S. McNamara wants us to know that our history with war has taught us plenty. Not that we've learned much from it. A must see for anyone interested in modern history told by someone who has played a big part of the last 100 years of it.

Rating: 8/10

Reality 86'd

Reality 86'd

Review: This documentary is probably not very interesting to everybody, but being a fan of Black Flag I enjoyed it. It's a road documentary shot from the inside of the last Black Flag tour ever, the 1986 In My Head US tour.

Rating: 5.5/10

Murderball

Murderball

Review: Really entertaining documentary about people playing wheelchair rugby. Perhaps it doesn't sound very interesting, but it was a truly enjoyable watch. 

Rating: 6.5/10

Deliver Us from Evil

Deliver Us from Evil

Review: This documentary left me with a really bad feeling inside. It's about pedophile priest Oliver O'Grady, and the Catholic bureaucracy that protected him. It also deals with clergy abuse in general in the Catholic church. It's films like this that makes me hate the human race. 

Rating: 7.5/10

Life Itself

Life Itself

Review: A truly heartwarming documentary about the renowned film critic Roger Ebert. 

Rating: 8/10

Adult Rappers

Adult Rappers

Review: This documentary is a must to check out if you, like me, enjoy artists such as J-Zone, Eternia, Blueprint, Esoteric, Dezmatic, R.A. the Rugged Man, Astronautalis, Slug, Serengeti, Open Mike Eagle, Murs and Masta Ace. For the rest of you, it's still worth watching if you're interested in modern culture and a story of hip hop that you don't often get to hear. 

Rating: 7/10