Dorene Zhou 5/7/21 Dorene Zhou 5/7/21

Lash Chance U: Basketball Documentary Review: A Must Watch!

Last Chance U: Basketball is a multi-episode Netflix documentary about East LA College’s 2019-2020 basketball team.

Dorene Zhou 1/29/21 Dorene Zhou 1/29/21

Dance Dreams: Hot Chocolate Nutcracker Documentary Review: A Ballet Doc For the Ages

I love dance documentaries and I was really excited to watch Dance Dreams: Hot Chocolate Nutcracker on Netflix when it came out! Definitely doesn’t disappoint!

Dorene Zhou 1/26/21 Dorene Zhou 1/26/21

The Kingdom of Dreams and Madness Documentary Review: A Calming Behind-The-Scenes Look At Studio Ghibli!

The Kingdom of Dreams and Madness is a documentary (currently on HBO Max) that takes you behind the scenes at Studio Ghibli in Japan, where the team is in the midst of finishing up two major films: The Wind Rises and The Tale of Princess Kaguya.

Dorene Zhou 12/15/20 Dorene Zhou 12/15/20

Shawn Mendes: In Wonder Documentary Review: “I’m a regular guy who loves to sing!”

Shawn Mendes: In Wonder is a documentary about this global superstar’s humble beginnings and rise to stardom. This documentary felt kind of long to me…which is not good especially since the whole thing was only 1 hour and 20 minutes long.

Dorene Zhou 10/16/20 Dorene Zhou 10/16/20

Schitt’s Creek Best Wishes, Warmest Regards Review: More Tears!

Schitt’s Creek Best Wishes, Warmest Regards is a sweet little 45 minute companion documentary (on Netflix!) that is great to watch after you finish the entire series. It shares behind-the-scenes footage of filming the final season, as well as the final episode.

Dorene Zhou 9/25/20 Dorene Zhou 9/25/20

The Social Dilemma Documentary Review: Me, in the Advertising Industry, Feeling Like Apologizing to Humanity

The Social Dilemma is a Netflix documentary that uses a combination of interviews, animation, and live action re-enactments to break down how social media is permeating into the human conscience in destructive ways.

Dorene Zhou 9/18/20 Dorene Zhou 9/18/20

Knock Down the House Documentary Review: Churning Out AOC Stans

Knock Down the House is a Netflix documentary that follows a few women as they launch grassroots campaigns to win a seat in the U.S. Senate. From the marketing, a lot of people might be going into the documentary thinking it will be dedicated to Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez.