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2015 [in films – documentary]
Of the 160 movies I watched in 2015, 44 of them were documentaries. That means that roughly one third (28%) of the hours of film I absorbed were factual accounts of the world around us. From finally watching 1990’s groundbreaking Paris is Burning to cramming in as many of the Oscar Documentary shortlist films, I managed to…
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Have Cold, Will Netflix
Following a successful apartment-hunting trip to Chicago (details soon), I managed to come down with a super fun cold a full blown sinus infection that knocked me out of commission for a few days. I tried going into the office, but I think the only thing I accomplished was getting my coworkers sick… So I stayed…
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Watch This: Gilmore Girls
I lost a couple weeks in the real world recently, and I’d like to blame it on this bitch of a cold I’ve been fighting – it knocked me out from work for half a week, and two weeks after the first sneeze my ears are still blocked and I can’t kick this cough*. But if…
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Watch This: BLUE IS THE WARMEST COLOR
It happened this week: Blue is the Warmest Color hit Netflix streaming. I’ve already written how moving I found this film, what a compelling performance Adele Exarchopoulos delivers. No matter. The news that the film is now streaming on Netflix merits mentioning it yet again. The film didn’t get any recognition at the Oscars. The rumor…
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Watch This: Brooklyn Castle
I am a documentary junkie. I watch documentaries like your grandma watches her soaps – often and voraciously. A well-made documentary is one of the most compelling uses of visual storytelling, and I’m always on the hunt for a new one. Enter Brooklyn Castle. From 2012, this is not your typical public-education-is-broken documentary. In fact,…
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Maybe Watch This: Scandal
Last year (earlier this year on my funemployment break?), I mainlined the first seven episodes of Scandal like it was my job. The first seven episodes of Scandal are like Aaron Sorkin-lite, this perfectly approachable, appropriately sexy housewife version of intelligent, edgy TV. Which is saying quite a lot, honestly. The first seven seasons of…