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Tag: Documentary

  • Shut Up and Play the Hits

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    I was late getting into LCD Soundsystem. Sure, I’d heard some tracks over the years, but it was really when he announced that he was stopping the band that I took attention, and watched a stream of that final concert, and have been enjoying the albums ever since. This documentary, which is a mix of…

  • The Punk Singer

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    This was just so great to watch. I’m a huge fan of Kathleen Hanna’s music – mostly Le Tigre and The Julie Ruin – but I didn’t really know much about the health issues she was dealing with. The film itself does a great job of telling her story, and of course, you get to…

  • Free to Play

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    A documentary – that you can watch for free on YouTube – about DOTA 2 and the big 1 million dollar tournament that was held a year or two ago. At first it feels weird to see something like this about MOBAs with no mention of League of Legends (of course, since this is produced by Valve),…

  • I Am Street Fighter

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    Of all the video game genres, fighting is the one I tend to steer clear of, but I’m still fascinated by the culture that surrounds fighting games – EVO and the like – and this is a fantastic portrayal of the community that exists around the Street Fighter franchise (and fighting games in general). I…

  • Live from Tokyo

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    Live from Tokyo is an upcoming documentary on Tokyo’s independent music scene, directed by Lewis Rapkin. And yes, that’s Marxy that you see pop up a few times in the trailer.