Reviews by Stehako

A fun documentary on the age of VHS, its impact on the industry, and the people who can't let the format go. It's an entire culture that loves the video life.

At times it seems like a struggle to find emotional qualities and rewarding aspects of the subject; but other times it really makes you yearn for certain days of yore.

A corny, paint-by-number script with wooden acting. One-expression Ruffalo brings nothing, Applegate brings nothing and Paltrow let's us know, once again, she is not a valuable actress to the film community (but of course she'll continue to get roles). Not even Mike Myers could make this good.

An extensive look into the development of the longest running film franchise. It did a decent job of getting into the people responsible for creating the James Bond character, in writing, producing, directing, acting and family. Impressive considering they had to deal with 60-plus years of story.

A slow burner with exquisite performances from Affleck and Mara. As good as they are I still couldn't get entirely into their characters or their story.

I appreciate a slow-paced film but when the story advances I need it to be worth it and that is not always the case in this crime story with decent cinematography and art direction.

This certainly was a gastronomical thriller. The documentary actually begins ten years before the release of the film, catching up with the chef a few times a year throughout his career. The direction and editing is nearly as beautiful as the food he makes.
Personal note - Liebrandt reminds me of a chef I used to work with, adding a layer of nostalgia and comedy.

The challenge of this globalized doc is to get at least one video from each country on Earth that documents a person's day, thus documenting the world for one day. Some of the insets and stories are interesting and the whole project is beautiful.

Actually better than the first. From the opening scene to the corny jokes to the ridiculously long finale, they took it all up a notch.

Julie Andrews is one of my favorites, but this is a rare miss. Still entertaining enough, but weak entry into her filmography.

Raspberries!

Aspires to be one at an Erroll Morris or Werner Herzog level of an investigative documentary... but alas falls short.

Snoop Lion is born. This documentary is really good in the first half. Interesting set up, great history of reggae, Rasta, and Snoop; but then it loses its way and I became pretty anxious for an ending, that did, thankfully wrap up nicely.