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By Gregory Crofton Procedural documentaries are some of my favorites. “American Factory” is an excellent addition to the genre. It’s the first film released via Netflix by the Barack and Michelle Obama’s Higher Ground Productions. It tells the story of…
Research has shown that cannabis has a number of health benefits, but because of federal regulations, access and further research is limited. A new documentary, “Weed the People,” follows several families as they navigate finding cannabis treatments for their children…
By Barry Rubinow We hear it loudly every day. The press is under attack! Our First Amendment rights are being systematically compromised by the current administration!!! “Nobody Speak: Trials of the Free Press,” Brian Knappenberger’s fascinating feature documentary, delves deeply…
By Gregory Crofton The best sections of Werner Herzog’s new Netflix documentary “INTO THE INFERNO,” come from the footage shot by two French volcanologists, the married couple Katia and Maurice Krafft. Glorious opera music accompanies a scientist wearing a heat…
By Gregory Crofton Watching Netflix’s NARCOS makes for good entertainment, at least once you get past episode four or five. The series makes clear what happened to Pablo Escobar, the man who helped invent the production and sale of cocaine.…