★★★½ “All in, all out!” When I reviewed Russian fencing film On the Edge, I said, “I just need to find a synchronized swimming movie.” While this is a documentary, with all the positives and negatives of that genre, this fits the bill until Hollywood produces something more narrative. It… Continue reading| Girls With Guns
★★★ “Everything that goes up, must come down again.” Note: Watching season 1 or at least reading Jim’s review of it is highly recommended. Spoilers will follow! I never played the MOBA (multiplayer online battle arena) video game League of Legends. But I guess this was the case for many… Continue reading| Girls With Guns
★★★★ “When Irish eyes are smiling.” I stumbled across this entirely by accident, Tubi’s autoplay feature putting it on after watching some World Cup highlights. But the start was intriguing enough to keep me watching, and turned out to be a really good documentary, even if the story is a… Continue reading| Girls With Guns
★½ “As dull as a 0-0 draw.” Football is known as “The beautiful game,” but you wouldn’t know it based on this documentary, which seems perversely intended to remove anything like that from its topic. It focuses on Olimpia Szczecin, a women’s soccer team in Poland, as they prepare for… Continue reading| Girls With Guns
★★★ “It’s… complicated.” This documentary takes a look into the lives of three women in Texas, who are all operating in the male-dominated world of ranching. Some were born into it, while others came to it through choice. In particular, Mandy Dauses falls into the latter category, having left her… Continue reading| Girls With Guns
