Al Gore’s Inconvenient Infomercial: A Movie Review, Part One

James Finch asked: Who is the chubby, aging baby boomer waddling through airport after empty airport, wearily tugging along his 2-piece luggage roller? Hey, it’s not Michael Moore (again). Why, for heaven’s sake, it’s none other than a bored, disgruntled Al Gore, Jr. – the Man Who Personally Believes He Coulda/Woulda/Shoulda Been King! Well, at [...]

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The Political Documentary Film

Ric Gecco asked: Over the past few years it seems as if the political documentary film has come from out of nowhere to become one of the most popular film categories with the general public. The reasons for this are no doubt many and varied, but in my opinion the two main factors which have [...]

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Movie Review – Sicko

Dave Saunders asked: To begin with the end is probably the best way to approach the evaluation of any movie from filmmaker Michael Moore. That’s because this propagandist is amazingly skilled at ending each of his films with something that no reasonable person could, or should, argue against. As you and the rest of the [...]

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What Is A Documentary Film?

Travis Tracy asked: What is a documentary film? Well, essentially it is a film that is supposed to document reality. There is a wide variety of documentary films. There are hundreds of historical documentaries, and there have been some very popular political documentaries as of late. Although in my personal opinion you will find many [...]

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Michael Moore’s Fahrenheit 9/11

Alex Demattia asked: Whenever Michael Moore gets up on his soap-box and starts beaming his opinions to the world on a given topic, you know it will be biting, highly-opinionated and controversial. When tackling the sensitive subject of the 9/11 terrorist attacks on the US and the causes behind it, Moore does what he does [...]

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Did Michael Moore Go Too Far With SiCKO?

Ian Parks asked: After umming and arring I finally decided to go and see SiCKO the new film from the controversial Michael Moore. SiCKO attempts to highlight the huge problems with the American privatized health care and insurance system by showing a series of extreme examples pointing the fingers at the evil insurance companies.This film [...]

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