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A Year in Champagne (2014)
Entertaining, informative and fun.
Not easy to work all three of those elements into a documentary, and this one does. I agree with another reviewer that it's all about expectations. Be prepared to go beyond the esthetics and romance of the beverage and region, and learn the details, agony and ecstasy of the method that makes authentic champagne so unique amongst all other wines, especially the sparkling varieties. Having previously visited the Champaign region which included a detailed explanation of the process, I still learned a lot watching this film, not the least of which is a reminder that life is more fun with champaign.
Cheers!
The Lost Daughter (2021)
Highly Engaging Film and Very Promising Director
The film pulls you in through a series of disturbing themes and situations and intriguing characters. It follows no formula. What you're sure will happen next doesn't. You're surprised to find that the good guys/bad guys aren't who you thought they were. Ultimately you're made to suspend judgement. Life is more grey than black and white. And that leaves you either frustrated or entertained.
What we know for sure is that Maggie Gyllenhaal is going to be making some great movies.
Travel Man: 48 Hours in... (2015)
Classic "Ugly American" Behavior with a British Accent
What an embarrassment. Sophomoric humor that ridicules the customs, cultures, foods and histories that many of us seek out and cherish in our travels. For reference, Bourdain was a class act because of his respect and reverence for other people around the world whether comfortable and familiar to him or not. Travel Man targets anything outside his little sphere and goes for the cheap laugh. I'm guessing that most of his fans are less experienced world travelers, more those looking to poke fun at anyone or thing that's not just like themselves.
Those who are well-travelled know exactly what I'm talking about.
The Jazz Loft According to W. Eugene Smith (2015)
A Perfect Documentary Film
Go ahead and rate this less than a "10" if the subject matter doesn't suit your tastes, but as documentaries go, it doesn't get any better than this. From the painstaking piecing together of myriad photos, videos, audio recordings, documents, first-hand interviews, to capturing the essence and significance of a point in time and space in music history, and the lives of those behind it, this is a perfect film. And if you happen to love music and are even somewhat interested in the evolution of jazz it's incredibly entertaining.
Arena: Produced by George Martin (2011)
Both Highly Entertaining and Enlightening
A treasure trove of musical and cultural history, and the driving forces, the geniuses behind it.