“Are we the sum of our worst actions”, is the moral question that this riveting and thought-provoking documentary series examines. Series 4 follows three crimes where the events and disturbing details are very different, except for the “Sword of Damocles” like threat of the death sentence hanging in the air like a dark ominous cloud. In each story we get to hear from the victim’s and convicted murderer’s families, as well as the condemned themselves. What becomes clear is that these terrible crimes have not…
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As a Gen Z and born in 2000’s I grew up and loved Nickelodeon and Disney. I didn’t realise until watching this docuseries the abuses of power against children were behind the scenes. In the documentary you are warned that if you were a child in the 90’s this is going to ruin that for you. As the revelations continue it becomes clear that the set was a toxic and unsafe environment for the children and alike. My memories are forever tainted. In the last…
3.5/5 “This could be my last World Cup. My entire career has led to this one moment. Every Match won. Every Defeat. Every Goal.” “I never imagined that my career would turn out the way it did and it would end like this. After all I’m just a kid who loves to play ball”. There are a multitude of football documentaries available for viewers to watch on their TV screens as there is a sea of content is a tough act. APPLE TV’s Messi’s World…
Just before Christmas Over the Shoulder was honoured to interview the Harry Potter stuntman legend David Holmes who has captured the nations imagination and heart in the moving documentary, The Boy Who Lived. Although David sustained a broken neck after a stunt went horribly wrong filming The Deathly Hallows his lust for life, bravery and engagement with the world around him burns bright. We discuss his stuntman story, his love of music, his fight for disability access and awareness, his podcast and of course Harry…
Growing up watching and loving the Harry Potter films, The Boy Who Lived has given me a new admiration and insight into how unbelievable David Holmes and other stunt doubles are. This is a beautiful documentary. Inspirational, moving and powerful are the only words that can express this harrowing but life affirming documentary. “Harry Potter is a big thing for a lot of people and nobody knows what happened to me. I have had such a crazy life, such highs and lows. The full range…
I don’t normally like football documentaries. I feel that there is enough excitement on the pitch in real time and the footballers themselves often don’t offer any real insights into “the beautiful game.” They are just not my cup of tea. However, ‘Beckham’ surprised me in its depiction of a surprisingly reticent star and the documentary became by its end an emotional and touching portrayal of an often-reluctant footballer. The four-part series starts off following a young 15-year-old David at Manchester United and his father…
“When I am playing basketball, everything goes away, everything. Its peaceful out there, it takes my focus of everything I have in life. I think that is why I love it so much. I think that why it’s my therapy.” Special. That is one way to describe this show. No other way. The Huskies of East Lost Angeles (ELAC) collage are a team of destiny, full of division 1 prospects with having some demons in their heads. Coach John Mosley is the glue to the…
Graduating from prestigious Guilford School of Music and Drama in 2021-22, Connor Porter is at the beginning of his journey as an actor. His talents kept him busy after he graduated, and he secured job after job. With the recent actors and writers strike in the USA starting to take effect, Connor’s agent had noticed that the big American companies’ production had died down and that opportunities had all but stopped there. For Connor and his actor friends the opportunities lay with tapes and auditions…