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in DocuseriesBad Faith — Heaven’s Gate: The Cult of Cults (and Me)
It’s like something out of a science fiction story, but it’s cold, brutal truth. The Heaven’s Gate cult came to an abrupt, quiet stop in late March of 1997 with a uniformed, well-documented mass suicide. However, over the course of the past 20 years, the 39 lives lost on that day drifted from public consciousness. […] More
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Little Molded Figures, Big Dreams, and Bigger Grudges: Netflix’s The Toys That Made Us
‘Little Molded Figures, Big Dreams, and Bigger Grudges: Netflix’s The Toys That Made Us’ is also available in audio-visual format on the 25YL YouTube channel In late December of 2017 a little series made a splash down on Netflix and then nothing was ever the same in documentary land again. Or perhaps nothing changed at […] More
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Are Our Hearts Still Touched by Fire?: A Reevaluation of Ken Burns’s The Civil War
I have always been obsessive about history. I love the feeling I get when I learn about how people lived in the past—the stories, the lives and loves, the political intrigues. Despite this love, I was never interested in the American Civil War. Wars in general were not really my thing. Every now and then […] More
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Netflix Documentary Rising Phoenix: The Power Of The Paralympics
Rising Phoenix is a new Netflix documentary, available now, from directors Ian Bonhote and Peter Ettedgui, and chronicles the rising popularity of the Paralympic movement. They deliver insight into the origin stories of the top athletes and the organizers of the Paralympics. The film culminates with a emotional gathering at the 2016 Summer Paralympics. Bonhote and […] More
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Long Gone Summer Glorifies the Return of Baseball
Baseball was back in business baby! Long Gone Summer, directed by AJ Schnack, relives the magic of the 1998 MLB season. As current day baseball can relate, fans had turned their back on the league following the strike of 1994. Talks of breaking the single season home record, held by Roger Maris with 61, peaked […] More
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What to Expect From Long Gone Summer 30 for 30 Documentary
Another ESPN 30 for 30 documentary covering Chicago sports from 1998? Count me in. The Last Dance was a ratings hit during a time with no sports. You can check out my thoughts on The Last Dance here. ESPN has followed up with Lance, Be Water, and now Long Gone Summer. This ESPN film chronicles Mark […] More
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Could the Bulls Have Won a 7th Championship?
What time is it?! It is the finale of The Last Dance 30 for 30 documentary. While the previous 4 episodes focused more on Michael Jordan, the final episodes concluded the 1997 and 1998 championship runs for the Chicago Bulls. There were short detours with exploring the death of Steve Kerr’s dad and Jordan’s relationship […] More
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The Last Dance is Rushing to the Finish Line
What time is it?! Time for a letdown week from The Last Dance. Was I thoroughly entertained and glued to my television? Yes. Director Jason Hehir has simply run out of time to fully tell this story. The origin of the Scottie Pippen trade rumors occurred when Jordan was playing baseball. I guess one episode […] More
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in Sports, DocuseriesI Wouldn’t Want to be Like Mike: The Last Dance
What time is it?! Time for another thrilling 2 hours of The Last Dance. Episodes 5 & 6 did not focus on other key members of the Chicago Bulls. Besides giving a brief history of Toni Kukoc’s career, we got a glimpse into the daily grind of being Michael Jordan. The “brand” of Jordan is […] More
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in Sports, DocuseriesThe Last Dance Parts 3 & 4: Rodman & Dethroning the Bad Boys
What time is it?! Time for another entry in The Last Dance documentary. This time around the film focused on Dennis Rodman, Phil Jackson, and the Bulls dethroning the Detroit Pistons in 1991. There was surprisingly little focus on Dennis Rodman. I am glad the film minimized his story since it has already been chronicled […] More
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in Sports, DocuseriesThe Last Dance Parts 1 & 2: 5 Things We Learned
The Last Dance, an ESPN 30 for 30 documentary, has finally premiered. As a die-hard Bulls fans throughout the 90’s, I have been salivating for this film. Even with living in Chicago during this era and watching a lot of content about this time period, there are numerous things I learned upon viewing parts 1 […] More
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What to Expect From The Last Dance 30 for 30 Documentary
The Last Dance, an ESPN 10-part documentary miniseries about the 1997-1998 Chicago Bulls, will debut this Sunday on April 19th. Fans demanded the premiere to be moved up after COVID-19 has halted all sports activity. ESPN obliged with the fans since the plan was to promote the series in congruence with the NBA Finals in […] More