So here we are; another day, another beautiful opportunity to watch a docu-series about the absolute worst of humanity. And when I say the worst, I absolutely mean the worst. Murder Among the Mormons, a brand new series on Netflix created by Jared Hess (Napoleon Dynamite) and Tyler Measom (Jesus Town, USA), hones in on the nigh-unbelievable case of Mark Hofmann and his place in the history of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints.
Read MoreUltimately, this means I agree with the core message of this film. We both do. But the strangely archaic methods the documentary uses to convey that message almost entirely discredits it. I know amateur porn is exploitative - everyone does. But rather than villainizing porn as an entity and painting the situation as a simple, black-and-white matter of “well if women don’t want to be exploited then they shouldn’t do porn,” we could be having fruitful conversations about the systemic reasons why women are able to be exploited this way. It’s disappointing to see a film with such lofty ideals stoop so far into stereotypes and caricatures to manipulate its audience.
Read MorePlandemic is a 26-minute long documentary-type thing that went absolutely viral a few weeks ago for claiming that Anthony Fauci (director of the NIAIH and leader of the COVID-19 task force in the USA) and other top medical leaders in our country were systematically covering up viable treatments for COVID-19 to push vaccines and make millions…It is not only ripe with scientific inaccuracies and dangerous advice, it presents these under the guise of being “expert advice” and actively manipulates the viewer into feeling inferior if they question Mikovits’ claims.
Read MoreThis recap is going to be a little different, since it involves reviewing and discussing the documentary Enlighten Us (2016) directed by Jenny Carchman. For the sake of the director/producers, we won’t go into the film’s details - you’ll want to watch the documentary and then come back to the episode for that - but I’ll delve a little into the things that kept us up at night.
Read MoreThis time, the Things That Keep Me Up at Night crew discuss the 2017 “documentary” What the Health, a hyper-biased trek that explores the correlation between meat-based diets and basically every chronic disease known to man. Also, Olivia gives out her favorite salsa recipe (even if she is confused about where capsaicin comes from).
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