Favorite films
Don’t forget to select your favorite films!
Don’t forget to select your favorite films!
- was literally on the edge of my seat for a solid hour of the movie
- took a bit to pick up but once it picked up it PICKED up
This review may contain spoilers. I can handle the truth.
This documentary was super fascinating. The relationship amateur cyclist, Bryan Fogel cultivates with Grigory Rodchenkov gives intimate insight into how Russia managed mass, state-sponsored doping in its athletes. There was an engaging story to follow, beginning with Fogel's attempt to enhance his cycling performance by developing an undetectable doping program with Rodchenkov. As the documentary progresses, it is revealed that Rodchenkov (former head scientist at the Russian Anti-Doping Laboratory) was implicated in a conspiracy to dope a significant percentage of…
judging from the trailer, this movie had more potential than what it delivered. although i know the movie was intended to fall into multiple genres, it felt like the writer couldn’t decide between making a comedy or a sci fi doomsday film. it made for an overall odd viewing experience. the “serious” scenes seemed like they were trying to elicit an intense emotional reaction from the viewer, but they felt disjointed from the overarching comedic gist. i thought the political…