Nothing Can Hurt Me
As a fan of rockumentaries and That ’70s Show, I had to seek out this doc about Big Star – “the greatest band that never made it.” Big Star’s story is almost […]
Tag Archives: documentary
You’ve Been Trumped
As Donald Trump pulls ahead in the Republican polls, let’s see what happened when he tried to build a luxury golf course in Scotland. You’ve Been Trumped is a 2011 […]
Gimme Shelter
Gimme Shelter is a 1970 documentary that follows The Rolling Stones, who are inexplicably still touring today, even though Keith Richards looks like he died some time before they started […]
Amy
You’ve probably seen the posters for Amy; a new documentary about musician Amy Winehouse, who – like so many great rock stars – tragically died at the age of 27. Director […]
Citizenfour
Following last year’s revelations about the extent of the US and other governments’ spying on all communications, this insider documentary shows the process of Snowden going public, with footage of […]
Life Itself
Life Itself is an informative and moving documentary about Roger Ebert, the great film critic who died from cancer in April 2013. Based on and featuring excerpts from Ebert’s memoir of […]
Anvil! The Story of Anvil
In the early ’80s, Canadian metal band Anvil were headlining rock festivals, releasing acclaimed albums and influencing the likes of Slayer, Anthrax and Metallica. 25 years later, the band have faded […]
Dogtown and Z-Boys
Dogtown and Z-Boys is a 2001 documentary about the revolutionary Zephyr skateboarding team of California in the mid-1970s, narrated by a stoned Sean Penn. I should say for legal reasons […]
Best Worst Movie
Troll 2 has been named by IMDb as the worst movie ever made. It holds a 0% rating on Rotten Tomatoes and even its greatest admirers say it’s bad “by […]
LGBT History Month: This is What Love in Action Looks Like
Love in Action is a Christian organisation in the US which tries to convert adults and teenagers from homosexuality. Aside from the sense of humour evident in their choice of […]
Screen Goblin 