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Memory: The Origins of Alien (2019)
A fascinating in depth documentary
As a fan of the Alien franchise and a lover of documentaries, I had high hopes for this film and was not disappointed! The depth to which this explores within the first fifteen minutes of the film had me riveted. It's better than I even anticipated and one of the best documentaries I've ever seen on any topic!
Anyone disappointed in this film or complaining that it didn't talk more about the franchise itself clearly doesn't understand what this documentary is about and the criticism of this film for not including actors like Weaver or not talking more about the set designers, etc. absolutely baffles me.
The film is about THE ORIGINS OF ALIEN; it's literally in the title!
Additionally, you have people complaining about it not talking about more of the behind the scenes/how it's made or how there's too much behind the scenes stuff.
Yes, it dips its toes into some of the how it's made, but it's contextual and doesn't feel out of place.
Then of course you have the people who don't understand the social-political subtext that nearly every horror movie has and they get upset when someone points it out to them.
Do yourself a favor - if you're looking for behind the scenes, go pick up the box set of Aliens instead.
If you hate when people "politicize horror movies" then maybe stop watching them or realize it's always been there.
Personally, I really loved this documentary and found it fascinating to learn about all the influences!
The Amazing Johnathan Documentary (2019)
It's a doc about the filmmaker, period.
I don't know if I could say it better than the review on Roger Ebert, which I think really nails it on the head - "The Amazing Johnathan Documentary is my least favorite kind of movie, one that pretends to be about the famous celebrity in the title but instead focuses on the far less interesting non-celebrity sharing the screen. That other person is always on some journey to enlightenment facilitated simply by being in the star's orbit."
It's a shame really. I'm a huge fan of The Amazing Johnathan, and was really excited about this documentary, but he's not the focus of the film. In fact, there's an entire segment about the filmmakers dead mother - that has NOTHING to do with The Amazing Johnathan.
That was really the turning point in the film where it clicked for me, but like any good train-wreck, I couldn't look away.
Flinch (2019)
I canceled my account because of this show.
I refuse to support torture as entertainment. This show makes Jackass look like a PBS documentary.
The Dirt (2019)
Motley Crue : Dumpster of Fire
A raunchy romp down memory lane that seems to focus on the indescrections of the band with the finer points of their carrers peppered in, just to make it passable as something more than another entry in the Girls Gone Wild series.
Directed by Jeff Tremaine whom has provided us with such thought provoking gems such as Jack Ass and Bad Grandpa - "The Dirt" feels like a reboot of Motley Crue: Uncensored (1986) which it even references scene for scene during the end credits. Notably produced by the band themselves, perhaps this is simply their fantasized recollection of the good old days.
Considering Tremaine's sensibilities and style, its not at all suprising this "movie" is a dumpster fire that likely only appeals to men of a certain age whom even in their 50s, never grew up nor gave up on the idea of being a rockstar.
This worthless entry into the Netflix library does nothing to expand upon the already well documented history of the band.