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Written by Linda December 26, 2008
The first 20 minutes or so of Murderball were exactly what I expected from the advertising campaign. This was a sports movie, with MTV-like fast-paced editing, and a metal soundtrack...
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Written by Linda December 26, 2008
A solid enough documentary, Muhammad Ali: Through the Eyes of the World is literally that.: The film features interviews with ex-boxers that fought Ali, as well as family members, historians,...
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Written by Linda December 24, 2008
A somewhat rambling documentary on a fascinating topic, The Mark of Caïn takes us deep into the Russian prison system to unlock the some of the secrets behind the art...
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Written by Linda December 24, 2008
Margaret Cho is a master at finding her audience's line of comfort and boldly stepping across it.
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Written by Linda December 14, 2008
This gorgeous documentary won an Oscar in 2004, and it is easy to see why. Born Into Brothels has everything: cute kids, unspeakable tragedy, strength under dire conditions, and redeeming...
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Written by Linda December 06, 2008
I'm the first to admit that Gansta Rap isn't my forte. I remember hearing about the murders of rap stars Tupac Shakur in September 1996 and The Notorious B.I.G. (aka...
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Written by Linda December 05, 2008
When breakdancing first really broke in America, with its first big exposure in the movie Flashdance, it became a phenomenon. I remember kids trying it in my junior high lunchroom,...
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Written by Linda December 02, 2008
This extremely entertaining documentary portrays quite literally the "first ladies of wrestling." Spanning the 1940s to the present, Lipstick & Dynamite is a dynamite time capsule of a sport that...
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Written by Linda December 02, 2008
"Aaahh! My eyes are burning!!!" I shrieked as the film treated us to lots of elder people in all shapes and sized gettin' busy...
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Written by Linda December 02, 2008
Latcho Drom is a pseudo-documentary that at times had me enthralled, and at other times, feeling extremely restless. I say "pseudo" documentary because this film is definitely not an objective...
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