Had I seen it before: No. Year: 2016 Director: David Farrier, Dylan Reeve Writer: N/A, documentary Where you can stream it now: Hulu or free on Tubi w/ads What IMDb says: Journalist David Farrier stumbles upon a mysterious tickling competition online. As he delves deeper he comes up against fierce resistance, but that doesn’t stop him getting to the bottom of a story stranger than fiction. … Continue reading 30 Movies in 30 Days: Tickled
Had I seen it before: I’d seen the beginning before but fallen asleep before I finished it. Year: 2019 Director: Rachel Mason Writer: Rachel Mason and Rachel Mason (this is a documentary, so there aren’t “writers” in the most traditional sense of the word, but this is who IMDb listed) Where you can stream it now: Netflix What IMDb says: In 1976, Karen and Barry Mason had … Continue reading 30 Movies in 30 Days: Circus of Books
So like many people, I watched a certain show called Mr. Rogers’ Neighborhood as a child. And like a far smaller number, I also went to see the new documentary about this show entitled Won’t You Be My Neighbor? And I also imagine that like most of the people who went to see the documentary, I probably hadn’t watched a real episode of Mr. Rogers’ Neighborhood in over a decade.
Children’s programming is fascinating to me for a lot of different reasons. One of them is that children don’t overanalyze. Children don’t care about historical context. Children just know if they like something or it they don’t like it. Part of what makes Won’t You Be My Neighbor? so special is that it takes a show most of us are familiar with and provides that context we couldn’t understand as children.
Had I seen it before: No. What IMDb says: The story of two coalitions — ACT UP and TAG (Treatment Action Group) — whose activism and innovation turned AIDS from a death sentence into a manageable condition. Requirements fulfilled: – At least one new movie solely because a friend or reader suggested it even if it’s not “your type” of movie (again). – At least one movie I … Continue reading 30 Movies in 30 Days: How to Survive a Plague
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