Wednesday, November 30, 2016

Bloodlust: Tournament of Death

Bloodlust: Tournament of Death   In the seemingly benign state of Delaware lies a brutally violent underworld. It's led by professional wrestlers with a penchant for bloodshed, including their own. Freed from the restrictions imposed by mainstream wrestling, their theatrics aren't confined to their...


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Sunday, November 27, 2016

Living Dolls: The Subculture of Doll Collecting

Living Dolls: The Subculture of Doll Collecting   Most children lose interest in dolls as they grow older. The eccentric characters that populate the wildly entertaining documentary Living Dolls are different. There's Mike, an adult male who lives with his parents, his boyfriend and a sizeable collection...


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Thursday, November 24, 2016

Hepatitis Country

Hepatitis Country   The current opioid crisis has proven devastating to users, families and entire communities. It's also given rise to acute cases of Hepatitis C, a potentially deadly infection whose rate of occurrence has nearly doubled in the United States since...


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Monday, November 21, 2016

Anthropocene

Anthropocene   In geological terms, we're currently living in the Holocene stage of the Earth's existence; a period of time when all the elements have proven most beneficial to our species. But our unfettered growth has left a massive footprint upon...


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Friday, November 18, 2016

In the Womb: Identical Twins

In the Womb: Identical Twins   An intriguing entry into the Naked Science documentary series, In the Womb: Identical Twins examines the elusive mysteries of the human species from its earliest stages. Utilizing highly advanced 4-D ultrasound imagery and painstakingly rendered computerized graphics, the film illustrates the...


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Wednesday, November 16, 2016

Still Berning

Still Berning   The 2016 United States presidential election was marked by an unprecedented tone of bitterness, gossip and hate-mongering. In spite of these elements of divisiveness, the vast majority of American voters seemed to share a central desire: the end of establishment politics....


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Saturday, November 12, 2016

The Fall of Mosul

The Fall of Mosul   How did 1,500 ISIS insurgents successfully face off against over 30,000 members of the Iraqi army to conquer the country's second largest city of Mosul? The answer, as provided in the searing feature-length documentary The Fall of Mosul, is much more...


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Wednesday, November 9, 2016

Star Wars Begins

Star Wars Begins   Ambitious and affectionate, Star Wars Begins is the ultimate love letter to one of the greatest classics in American cinema. Billed as a "filmumentary", it's essentially a mosaic of the countless commentaries, behind-the-scenes features, outtakes, anecdotes, and other materials which have...


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Sunday, November 6, 2016

Oxyana

Oxyana   From the outside, life in Oceana seems ideal. The oldest town in West Virginia is distinguished by beautiful mountains and soothing streams, an unhurried pace, and the simple pleasures of an unpretentious existence. But beneath the surface lies a sinister underworld....


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Thursday, November 3, 2016

Before the Flood

Before the Flood   A devoted environmentalist, actor Leonardo DiCaprio was named the United Nations Messenger on Climate Change in 2014. He's by no means a scientist, but his tremendous fame affords him the global platform and unfettered access required to effectively advocate for the...


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