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TIGER KING SEASON 2 SERIES REVIEW Hey all you cool cats and kittens, The Screener Squad is here to give you the latest on your favorite Tiger King, Joe Exotic. The 2nd season picks up right after the release of season 1. All your favorite/worst people are back: Carol Baskins (although it’s all archival footage), […]

THE VELVET UNDERGROUND MOVIE REVIEW From director Todd Haynes (“Velvet Goldmine”, “I’m Not There”) comes “The Velvet Underground”, a lovingly crafted documentary about one of the most influential bands in the history of rock and roll. Blending pop with the avant-garde, and embracing taboo subject matter, the Velvets were never destined for mainstream succe...

INFESTATION: FANTASTIC FEST 2021: THE FINAL ROUND With out last, and seriously belated (sorry) look at this year’s Fantastic Fest films, Chris, Drew, Rae, and Neil look at the Palmes D’or winner at this year’s Cannes film festival about a female serial killer who gets impregnated by a car, “Titane”. Then it’s on to the […]

CLEANIN’ UP THE TOWN: REMEMBERING GHOSTBUSTERS MOVIE REVIEW As far as the talking head documentary format is concerned, this one came, it saw and it KICKED ITS ASS! That’s definitely the consensus among the crew reviewing “Cleanin’ Up the Town”, a retrospective documentary from director Anthony Bueno that chronicles the making of the beloved 1984 […]

ENEMIES OF THE STATE MOVIE REVIEW What would you do for your family if one of them suddenly got caught up in a crazy government conspiracy? That’s what the Dehart family finds out when their son Matt, an alleged hacktivist member of Anonymous and whistleblower, suddenly found himself fleeing the country with them when he […]

FOR MADMEN ONLY What can you say about Del Close? Wait, what do you mean you’ve never heard of Del Close? Or more accurately, I’m surprised if you don’t work in comedy and you HAVE heard of him. Which is a crime because the guy more or less single-handedly invented modern improv comedy, taught every […]

VAL MOVIE REVIEW He was Batman, Iceman, (not) Elvis, The Lizard King, and your Huckleberry. He’s played a Saint, a prophet, quite a few sinners, a porn star, and a bunch of cops and crooks. According to IMDB, since his screen debut in “Top Secret,” he’s been in at least a project a year nearly […]

ROADRUNNER: A FILM ABOUT ANTHONY BOURDAIN MOVIE REVIEW Anthony Bourdain, the beloved chef and TV personality who left us before we could really know him, is given a first class documentary tribute courtesy of director Morgan Neville (“Won’t You Be My Neighbor,” “20 Feet From Stardom”). The film offers a sweeping look at Bourdain’s life […]

SUMMER OF SOUL MOVIE REVIEW From talented multi-hyphenate Ahmir “Questlove” Thompson comes “Summer of Soul” an electrifying documentary about the 1969 Harlem Cultural Festival. For six consecutive weekends, the festival provided live music, comedy, dance, poetry and thought-provoking commentary to over 30,000 residents of Harlem, free of charge. That same summer, a mere 100...

RITA MORENO: JUST A GIRL WHO DECIDED TO GO FOR IT MOVIE REVIEW To quote Joan Crawford: “Let’s show them how a legend makes an entrance.” And what a legend we get to examine in the new documentary, “Rita Moreno: Just a Girl Who Decided to Go For It”. The film spotlights the titular ubiquitous […]

THE SPARKS BROTHERS MOVIE REVIEW From writer/director and Sparks superfan Edgar Wright comes the new documentary “The Sparks Brothers” an in-depth look at brothers Ron and Russell Mael, the creative force behind the band Sparks. After their first album failed to gain traction in the States, the Mael Brothers decamped to the UK, just in […]

STREET GANG: HOW WE GOT TO SESAME STREET MOVIE REVIEW 50 years ago, television for children changed forever when it took a trip down to Sesame Street. Jim Henson’s colorful, playful, Muppets and their human neighbors taught generations of children their letters, numbers, empathy, and compassion. On this review, Mindy leads her own colorful, playful, […]

THIS IS A ROBBERY: THE WORLD’S BIGGEST ART HEIST SERIES REVIEW What would you do if millions of dollars of art was stolen right under your nose? Netflix’s new true crime series, “This Is A Robbery: The World’s Biggest Art Heist” takes a look at the infamous heist of the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum in […]

TINA MOVIE REVIEW Anybody who’s anybody has an HBO documentary made about them. Few people have a story as compelling as Tina Turner, however. One of the few women in the world whose first name alone is synonymous with a combination of rock and soul, Turner’s tumultuous journey is front and center of one of […]

A GLITCH IN THE MATRIX MOVIE REVIEW The world may not be as it seems. In fact, it may not be a world at all. Not a physical one, anyway. This new documentary from the director of “Room 237” explores this idea that was initially proposed (at length) by author Philip K. Dick, that we […]

THE LAST BLOCKBUSTER MOVIE REVIEW At the height of its success, Blockbuster Video had over 9000 locations and was opening a new store every 17 hours. And then Netflix came and killed Blockbuster. Or did they? Interviews with former Blockbuster owners and executives tell a different story. Now reduced to a single store in Bend, […]

THE VOW MINISERIES REVIEW Mark Vincent and Catherine Oxenberg reminisce about the many years they spent in the self help cult NXIVM. With a staggering amount of hours of footage and audio recordings, the documentary goes beneath the better yourself attitude and uncovers a vile sex trafficking cult lead by a pathetic narcissist named Keith. […]

TOTALLY UNDER CONTROL MOVIE REVIEW Documentarian Alex Gibney took on an unenviable task, but an essential one: gathering together all the incontrovertible facts we know about the Coronavirus and the USA’s response to it, and assembled it into a timeline film. Yes, those who most need to watch it, still won’t, as anything they don’t […]

J.R. BOB DOBBS AND THE CHURCH OF THE SUBGENIUS Do you look at the people around you and ask why they’re all so damn….normal? Boring? You probably would have been a good candidate for the Subgenius. Started as a satire of capitalism/religion/government/damn near anything we’re all supposed to take for granted as ‘normal’, the two […]

DICK JOHNSON IS DEAD MOVIE REVIEW What do you do when you see that your beloved father is getting closer to the end of the party every day? Do you tell him you love him? Do you make sure he is closer to his family and loved ones? Do you review his memories and celebrate […]

JIMMY CARTER – ROCK AND ROLL PRESIDENT MOVIE REVIEW Who doesn’t love Jimmy Carter? The former President has pretty much eradicated guinea worm disease, helped build houses and even won the Nobel Peace Prize! But did you know he’s a hardcore music lover who can count country and rock royalty as some of his best […]

NAIL IN THE COFFIN: THE FALL AND RISE OF VAMPIRO MOVIE REVIEW It’s not every day you meet a luchador from Canada dressed up as a vampire, but Ian Hodgkinson isn’t your everyday professional wrestler. This documentary traces Hodgkinson’s journey from small town Canada to Mexico City where he channeled his love of punk rock […]

CLASS ACTION PARK MOVIE REVIEW Ah, the 80s. What a time it was. Neon colors. Arena rock. New Wave. No personal responsibility. Mass injuries. The smell of unclean water and iodine. Hey, it’s Action Park. Or, as this HBO doc would have it, “Class Action Park”. Unbelievably, this theme park in New Jersey managed to […]

YOU CANNOT KILL DAVID ARQUETTE MOVIE REVIEW Ladies and gentlemen, the following review is your main event and scheduled for one film! Stepping into the ring to discuss the new documentary “You Cannot Kill David Arquette” is Nathan, Jordan, Adrian, and Spider Mike as they give their thoughts on David Arquette’s journey towards a career […]

HIGH SCORE MINISERIES REVIEW “High Score” is a new documentary series on Netflix which tells the story of how video games moved out of college computer labs, into arcades, and into our own living rooms. What started off as a way for programmers to amuse themselves has turned into a multi-billion-dollar industry. Spanning six episodes […]