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Shaq 2022
From the very beginning of HBO’s Shaq docuseries, Shaquille O’Neal tells us how important storytelling is to him. Just recapping a sequence of events isn’t enough for the Hall of Famer. As the man puts it himself, “sometimes when you tell a story, you wanna add a little barbecue sauce.”
Director Robert Alexander (The Shop, A Man Named Scott) adds plenty of barbecue sauce to O’Neal’s life story, especially in the first two parts of the docuseries. (Shaq runs four…
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Black Panther: Wakanda Forever 2022
Wakanda Forever allows the Black Panther mythology to move forward. The story rightly celebrates Chadwick Boseman's legacy and grieves his loss. But this world was defined by so much more -- especially characters who turned out to be more interesting and much richer than T'Challa. Where this goes next as the MCU grows is such an exciting prospect, which is exactly what this franchise needed.
Above all, Wakanda Forever doesn't let the greater Marvel Cinematic Universe take over its story…
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The Day Sports Stood Still 2021
HBO's The Day Sports Stood Still feels as if it’s airing too late, premiering nearly two weeks after news coverage noted the one-year anniversary of COVID-19 being declared a global pandemic and countries going into lockdown.
To be fair, director Antoine Fuqua was limited by COVID-19 restrictions, had to interview nearly everyone virtually, and relied heavily on archival footage which makes the film feel repetitive.
A truly compelling documentary will be made about the day when the NBA shut its…
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Edge of the Earth 2022
Directors Todd and Steve Jones (whose company Teton Gravity Research produced the docuseries in partnership with HBO) make frequent use of aerial photography to capture the beauty of the natural environment and the sheer awe of what is being attempted by these athletes. From the camera’s distant vantage point, the three climbers in “Into the Void” look like insects ascending the gargantuan majesty of Mount Bertha. The whitewater kayakers in Episode 2’s “Raging Torrent” are lost amid the lush jungles…
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