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Best of 2021: Music Documentaries on TV

Here is my list of the 5 best music documentaries from the past year that you could/can watch on the boob tube.

By: Jason M. Rubin Filed Under: Featured, Film, Music, Review, Television Tagged: Jason M. Rubin

Arts Feature: According to Our Critics — The Best That TV Offered in 2021

After a brief respite, we were driven indoors (again) and told to stay there, so we turned to our screens for entertainment.

By: Peg Aloi Filed Under: Commentary, Featured, Television Tagged: Peg Aloi, Sarah Osman

Television Review: “Station Eleven” — Dadaesque Déjà Vu

For those looking for a humane alternative to the media panic, to steady themselves during a period of uncertainty, Station Eleven comes along at the right time.

By: Sarah Osman Filed Under: Featured, Review, Television Tagged: HBO Max, Sarah Osman, Station Eleven

Television Review: “Brooklyn Inshallah” — A Marginalized Community Fighting for a Voice

An in depth look at the injustices the Arab American community faces — even in Brooklyn, the most liberal of places.

By: Sarah Osman Filed Under: Featured, Film, Review, Television Tagged: Ahmed Mansour, American ReFramed, Brooklyn Inshallah, Sarah Osman

Film Review: “Death to Metal” — Heavy Metal Hijinks

Death to Metal is the best sort of low-budget exploitation flick because its ideal balance of ridiculously excessive gore and self-aware humor makes up for its technical and budgetary shortcomings.

By: Nicole Veneto Filed Under: Featured, Film, Review, Television Tagged: Death to Metal, Kevin Koppes, Nicole Veneto, The Video Underground, Tim Connery

Television Review: “1971: The Year That Music Changed Everything” — Episodes 5-8

The series gives a fine overview of its selected artists, and it does an even better job of introducing the turbulence, torments, treasures, and trippiness of 1971 to audiences who didn’t live through it (or who can’t remember much of it, for whatever reason).

By: Allen Michie Filed Under: Featured, Music, Review, Television, Uncategorized Tagged: 1971: The Year That Music Changed Everything:, Jim Brown

Television: “Back to the Outback” — Our Heroes, the Icky and the Ugly

Netflix may have yet to create an animated hit on the scale of Frozen, but this entry in the sweepstakes suggests that the streaming platform is moving closer towards that goal.

By: Sarah Osman Filed Under: Featured, Film, Review, Television Tagged: Back to the Outback, Netflix, Sarah Osman

Television Review: “Single All the Way” — The Usual Holiday Ooey Gooey

Single All the Way is a Hallmark Christmas movie with two gay men inserted in, which means they have just as little chemistry as the straight couples in these films do.

By: Sarah Osman Filed Under: Featured, Review, Television Tagged: Hallmark Channel, Netflix, Single All the Way

Television Review: “The Curse of Von Dutch: A Brand to Die For” — Past Its Expiration Date

As it chronicles the rise and fall of the titular Von Dutch brand, the series tries to exploit nostalgia and true crime at the same time.

By: Sarah Osman Filed Under: Featured, Review, Television Tagged: Hulu, Sarah Osman, The Curse of Von Dutch: A Brand to Die For

Television Review: “1971: The Year That Music Changed Everything” — Episodes 1-4

There are three key words in the title: “music,” “change,” and “everything.” At its best, the series convincingly shows how they are linked. Other times, it embraces too much of one at the expense of the other two.

By: Allen Michie Filed Under: Featured, Music, Review, Television Tagged: 1971: The Year That Music Changed Everything:, Allen Michie, Apple TV

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