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“We like music.” Robert Schwartzman’s documentary on British band The Zombies (“She’s Not There”, “Time of the Season”) is worth checking out whether you’ve been a fan for decades or if you’re just discovering them. In the beginning, I felt that there was too much of an emphasis on fans’ reactions. It would have been... Continue Reading →
Director(s): Sam Jones Focus: Tony Hawk https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iqhmW_etP38 It seems like people nowadays are born knowing the name Tony Hawk. No professional athlete has been as synonymous with a sport as Tony is with skateboarding. When people think of Tony Hawk, they think of skateboarding, and vice versa when skateboarding is brought up, Tony Hawk is... Continue Reading →
Director: Matthew HeinemanPlot: A documentary following nurses, doctors, and administrators as they respond to the COVID-19 pandemic. I like to watch movies for escape. Often, we are smacked in the face with a bit of reality while we watch a film, but it doesn’t always have to come from a documentary. We can see reality... Continue Reading →
The new documentary film Queen of the Beach tells the story of Shilpa Poojar, a 9-year-old beach hawker in India hustling tourists to buy clothes and jewelry from her seaside shop. Director Christopher McDonell, known as Cleetche, happened to be on vacation in Goa, India, when he came across Shilpa. What began as a film... Continue Reading →
Behind the gates of a palm tree-lined fantasyland, four residents of America's largest retirement community, The Villages, FL, strive to find solace and meaning. We get an introduction to the lay of the land, what they can do, the amount of variety they have to do, and how it's like starting all over again with... Continue Reading →
The Music City Drive-In 