The food service Mel Brooks, Elliott Gould, and other old geezers got to try. The first thing Mel Brooks asks as he is being interviewed in “The Automat” is “Why are you […]
The Automat
Poly Styrene: I Am A Cliche
The gripping story of how this punk icon went under pressure. If anyone has a device that can beam every movie, show, and song into my mind, now is the time to […]
We Need to Talk About Cosby
This important series shows us how Bill Cosby went from an icon to a hated man. I’ve never grown up on “The Cosby Show,” “I Spy,” “The Electric Company,” or “Fat Albert,” […]
Salt In My Soul
The worst of times about CF is told emotionally. The opening credits of “Salt In My Soul” explain how Mallory Smith (1992-2017) secretly recorded her struggle with cystic fibrosis (CF) in her […]
Citizen Ashe
This well-meaning doc should have done more with Arthur Ashe’s story. It used to be white people playing tennis, until an African-American named Arthur Ashe (1943-1993) changed that perspective. Despite all the […]
Try Harder
#StopAsianHate, you racist educational systems! Lowell High has been ranked the #1 public school in San Francisco with a Majority Asian-American student body. However, over the past 15 years, acceptance rates for […]
Flee
An gloriously animated doc about a refuge with a hard childhood. We meet Amin, a refugee from Kabul, Afghanistan, who is interviewed about his life. He talks about family, politics, and his […]
The Real Charlie Chaplin
Listen to the words about Charlie Chaplin. “The Real Charlie Chaplin” starts off with the question: “Who was the real Charlie Chaplin?” Was he the same person or a different person? And […]
Cusp
This Showtime doc shows these teenagers are people, too. Teenagers these, days say, the darndest or damnedest things. They know when to drop F bombs, break the rules (drinking, sex, etc.), and […]
Julia
A delicious, comical, and emotional doc on the woman who changed the face of cooking. Julia Child (1912-2004) has learned the power and love of culinary arts during her visit in France […]
