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Blackfish (2013) – Review

November 15, 2013 Jason Rugaard 0 Comments 2013, Blackfish, Dave Duffus, Dawn Brancheau, Dean Gomersall., Gabriela Cowperthwaite, Samantha Berg, Tilikum

It’s Free Tilly argues the riveting documentary Blackfish, which chronicles the 40 year captivity of a Killer Whale named Tilikum.

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Room 237 (2013) – Review

October 13, 2013 Jason Rugaard 0 Comments 2013, Bill Blakemore, Juli Kearns, Rodney Ascher, Room 237, Stanley Kubrick, stephen king, The Shinning

Room 237 is an exhaustive glimpse into multiple theories examining the text and subversive sub-text of Stanley Kubrick’s adaptation of

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Once I Was a Champion (2011) – Review

January 12, 2013January 12, 2013 Jason Rugaard 0 Comments 2011, Evan Tanner, Gerard Roxburgh, MMA, Once I Was a Champion, Randy Couture, Rich Franklin, The Striking Truth, UFC, warrior

Once I Was a Champion is a defining look at the enigmatic life and equally mysterious death of MMA star

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The Striking Truth (2010) – Review

July 11, 2012 Jason Rugaard 0 Comments 2010, Bloodsport, David Loiseau, Georges St. Pierre, jean-claude van damme, Randy Couture, Rich Franklin, Steven J. Wong, The Striking Truth

The Striking Truth is somewhere between HBO’s 24/7 series and MTV Cribs. It is a handsomely shot film with aspirations

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The Trip (2010) – Review

October 11, 2011 Jason Rugaard 0 Comments 2011, Claire Keelan, Michael Winterbottom, Rob Brydon, Steve Coogan, The Trip

This docu/comedy hybrid is extremely pleasing for the majority of its elongated running time. Comedians Steve Coogan and working partner

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Catfish (2010) – Review

September 17, 2011October 22, 2012 Jason Rugaard 2 Comments 2010, Ariel Schulman, Catfish, Henry Joost, Melody C. Roscher, Yaniv Schulman

Catfish is one of the most compelling, disturbing and ultimately downbeat experiences I’ve had at the movies in quite sometime.

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Bigger, Stronger, Faster (2008) – Review

February 16, 2011October 22, 2012 Jason Rugaard 0 Comments arnold schwarzenegger, Christopher Bell, sylvester stallone

An incendiary look at the lies and myths behind steroids and their users. Director Chris Bell grew up a pudgy

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Bra Boys (2007) – Review

May 11, 2010October 21, 2012 Jason Rugaard 0 Comments bra boys, kody abberton, sunny abberton

This very one-sided yet entertaining documentary chronicles the notorious Australian surf gang of the same name and the Abberton brothers

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Terror in Mumbai (2009) – Review

April 19, 2010 Jason Rugaard 0 Comments dan reed, terror in mumbai

4 Stars This gripping documentary chronicles in merciless detail the harrowing events of Nov.26th and the 24hr terrorist siege on

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Reclaiming the Blade (2009) – Review

February 28, 2010 Jason Rugaard 1 Comment Bob Anderson, David McNicoll, John Clements, Karl Urban, Reclaiming the Blade, Viggo Mortensen, Western Martial Arts

3 Stars Daniel McNicoll’s exhaustively researched and often intriguing documentary examines the history of the sword and attempts to shed

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The English Surgeon (2007) – Review

February 26, 2010October 25, 2012 Trevor Anderson 0 Comments geoffrey smith, henry marsh, the english surgeon

Following brain surgeon Henry Marsh through his desperate attempt to help those in need in the Ukraine, The English Surgeon

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Beer Wars (2009) – Review

February 8, 2010October 21, 2012 Trevor Anderson 0 Comments anat baron, beer, beer wars, big business, rhonda kallman, sam calagione

Anat Baron (General Manager at Mike’s Hard Lemonade and a Hollywood Producer) explores how the big three beer makers, Anheuser-Busch,

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The Way We Get By (2009) – Review

February 1, 2010 Trevor Anderson 0 Comments aron gaudet, bill knight, jerry mundy, joan gaudet, the way we get by

3 1/2 Stars Current documentary filmmakers have a lot to learn from Aron Gaudet’s style. Instead of preaching and shoving