Sinkholes, storm drains, manmade labs miles underground … this documentary, based on Robert Macfarlane’s book, burrows deep into some of humanity’s great unknowns There are some arresting questions and potent images in Rob Petit’s ruminative essay-documentary Underland, based on Robert Macfarlane’s bestselling book of the same name about the spaces under the Earth’s surface and what they tell us …
Nature documentaries are typically referred to as prestige programming. They are expensive, lavishly produced affairs, with high production values and shooting schedules that often run into the years. However, institutions such as the BBC rely on such productions to promote their brand to an international audience, and to demonstrate their ideological mission to create high quality television pro…
I recently saw the documentary “Hearing is Believing,” which is about the musician Rachel Flowers. The movie focuses on how Flowers, who has been blind since birth, became a musical prodigy. Like many films that focus on talented people with disabilities, Hearing is Believing tells you about the challenges she faced as a young person and […]
