Let’s have a conversation. What comes into your mind when someone tells you they spent 50 years in prison? Your brain might automatically think dangerous person or ex-felon. And if you found yourself in the same room as someone with that history, would you look at your surroundings a little more cautiously or find yourself clutching your handbag…
Six Wives of which four died during the marriage is either an extraordinary coincidence to very sinister indeed. This Netflix true crime documentary examines the case of Thomas Randolph, dubbed the “Black Widower” and his crimes against the wives who loved him. His easy going manner and disarming smile embodies what experts have call the…
If you have ever nursed a pint with friends and discussed whether a reformed Oasis would still have their old magic, this film is your answer. Directors Dylan Southern and Will Lovelace have made a deeply emotional documentary on the mythic OASIS LIVE 25 reunion tour after 15 years of the iconic rock and roll…
Danny Wolohan has spent almost three decades working across stage and screen, from Broadway productions including West Side Story, To Kill a Mockingbird and Macbeth to his role as Brinkley in The Gilded Age. But his latest project, Union County, takes him into particularly personal territory. The film explores addiction, recovery and the criminal justice system through an unusual blend of narrative…
‘Have you ever used anal beads while playing chess?’ This ridiculous question was asked by Piers Morgan to chess wonder kid Hans Niemann who found himself caught up in a cheating scandal. So begins the fascinating documentary ‘Chess Mates’ out now on Netflix. For many, chess was seen as a game reserved for intellectuals and…
Caroline Muirhead is an extraordinary woman though not in the way most stories would lead you to expect. This three-part limited series on Netflix (each episode running around an hour) begins like a modern love story before quickly descending into something far darker and more unsettling. At 29, Caroline meets Scottish farmer Sandy McKellar on Tinder, just…
“I have to betray them to save them.” Those words, spoken by Christine Marie, sit at the heart of this compelling and deeply upsetting four-part Netflix documentary series about the continued abuse within Utah’s Fundamentalist Church of Latter-day Saints community. Christine and her husband, Tolga Katas, move slowly and carefully into the heart of the…
I haven’t seen many Michael Jackson documentaries before, and when he died I was too young to really understand everything surrounding him. I still liked his music, though, so watching this felt like filling in gaps I never properly explored. The title of this three-part BBC documentary raises a bigger question: whose story is it really telling? Is it…
After watching the BAFTAs, it’s hard to ignore how nuanced and complicated this situation really is. There was a strong and justified condemnation of the slur itself but when Alan Cumming read a quickly prepared statement it all felt a bit rushed and thoughtless. He said at the end, “we apologised if you were offended,” it…
I normally love a Louis Theroux documentary. His interview style is usually brilliant: he asks a quiet question, gives someone just enough rope, and then waits while they slowly tie themselves in knots on camera. It’s awkward, patient, and oddly polite and more often than not it works. Part of the frustration with Louis Theroux: Inside…
