Thursday, 26 March 2020

Thursday Movie Picks: Television Edition: Docu Series

A weekly series hosted by Wandering Through the Shelves

Thanks to COVID19 I'm catching up with many series these days — I finally finished Orange Is the New Black, watched Russian Doll, and I've picked up again Brooklyn Nine-Nine and Crazy Ex-Girlfriend, and started Money Heist — but given the apocalyptic/sci-fi horror set up my life now has I'm focusing on fictional stuff only. Which is kind of a shame because there are so many documentary series out there people keep talking about in a very good way. Those are the series I'm going to pick for March's final Thursday Movie Picks, documentary series people love that I'm yet to see. 

Killer Inside: The Mind of Aaron Hernandez (2020)

Netflix plot: What led to the murderous fall and shocking death of former NFL superstar Aaron Hernandez?

The Pharmacist (2020)

Netflix plot: After losing his son in a drug-related shooting, small-town pharmacist Dan Schneider embarks on a crusade to bring a reckoning against the powerful figures behind the nation's devastating opioid epidemic.

The Trials of Gabriel Fernandez (2020)

Netflix plot: Filmmaker Brian Knappenberger investigates the tragic death of an 8-year-old California boy who endured horrific abuse by his mother and her boyfriend, along with the fractured and complex systems that failed to protect him.
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8 comments:

  1. Brittani Burnham26 March 2020 at 16:43

    The only one I've seen is Aaron Hernandez, it was fine, but I had an issue with how they talked about his bisexuality. It rubbed me the wrong way how they made such a spectacle of it. I think I saved the Gabriel one in my Netflix queue but I haven't started it yet.

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    1. Sonia Cerca27 March 2020 at 07:41

      That's kinda putting me off. But I'll give it a chance anyway.

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  2. Birgit26 March 2020 at 17:28

    Oh these sound good but upsetting. I wonder if all those pounds to the head didn't create the monster of Fernandez. Those pharmacy companies have too much power. The last one sound so horrific and that mother should never have any other kids

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    1. Sonia Cerca27 March 2020 at 07:42

      That's why I can't bring myself to watch them now. Reality is too harsh for this.

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  3. Getter27 March 2020 at 08:59

    We match with two, haven't seen the middle one and the middle one sounds interesting too! The last one hurt me so much though.

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    1. Sonia Cerca3 April 2020 at 08:05

      Oh... I'm no longer sure I still want to watch that one.

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  4. B27 March 2020 at 14:07

    I want to watch your 3rd pick but I know it'll just piss me off. It's such a sad story. I like the angle you took with your list this week!

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