Can’t Stop Eating - This is another one that approaches a serious topic and sorta has fun with it. Lots of laughs, and while seemingly at the expense of the victims, it is very well done and you will cheer for them all the way.
It focuses on individuals with Prader-Willi, and the doings in their group-home environment. They must live in such an environment for their own good, because when left to themselves they will spend all their time in courts and jails, etc., mostly due to theft (of food, of course).
The main gent - Joe Blackburn - is great, and by the end of the flick he is on his way to managing himself quite well. So you’ll have a “happily-ever-after” to look forward to, too. A good watch.
Grey Gardens - Kind of sad, kind of funny, definitely crazy. Relatives of Jackie O., a mom and daughter live out their days in a broken-down mansion.
Like American Nomads (couple up), this one’s a drifter that may require a certain frame of mind. The ladies are in their own strange world, so no logical paths for you to follow at any given time. When you watch Grey Gardens, you experience their strange world with them. That’s what this one’s all about, and it does its thing well.
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This piece hits home in its own special way. A super-funny read, with (I suppose) a feminist bent. Among other aims, it questions whether Grey Gardens was “exploitative”:
Louis Theroux attends a school for wrestlers, and meets some pros and wannabe pros along the way. Been some years since I’ve seen this one, so won’t comment in detail much further (not a major wrestling fan as an adult, either, but…)
Putting this up for one of the subjects in the vid, who came across as a good guy. He was very accommodating despite being rushed at the time (R.I.P, Roddy Piper):
Brother’s Keeper - Will watch this one at least once more before making any real comment. I’ll say, though, my first impression is that the brothers might’ve seemed to be playing it up a bit. The mystery semen was also very troubling, but not sure what it could show given the circumstances.