documentaries

[david lloyd jones]

fentanyl seems like the new crack.
monster drug from hell.
difference is fentanyl is a Px med not cooked up
leading to questions re: prescribing etc.pharma companies and doc collusion.
and weak willed people.

[Kayandah]

fentanyl seems like the new crack.
monster drug from hell.
difference is fentanyl is a Px med not cooked up
leading to questions re: prescribing etc.pharma companies and doc collusion.
and weak willed people.

I know this is the documentary thread, but still, one of the best books I've read on this topic is "Dreamland" by Sam Quinones. He pulls together how the mexicans from a small state revolutionized the selling of heroin into america which coupled with the rise of prescribing of pain meds has led to this crisis - and the fact the clampdown on abuse in pain med prescriptions pushes people into heroin use. This was written before the surge in use on fentanyl but is still worth a read to understand that this crisis cannot simply be blamed on one part.

[garbagebody]

I've been meaning to watch Palms / Ладони after i saw a clip of the film over a song by Grazhdanskaya Oborona on youtube. Looks extremely interesting.
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0168845/

[rocksoff]

Hooker (1983)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PPZIpUuiOyI

[tiny_tove]

Grazhdanskaya Oborona

unconditional love

[Potier]

Waco: Madman or Messiah

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt7882076/?ref_=nv_sr_2

Came across this by accident last night - just one episode watched so far but may turn out to be interesting. Seems there is renewed interest in the subject matter.

[absurdexposition]

Waco: Madman or Messiah

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt7882076/?ref_=nv_sr_2

Came across this by accident last night - just one episode watched so far but may turn out to be interesting. Seems there is renewed interest in the subject matter.

Knew it was coming but didn't realize it was already airing. Will wait for the series to finish then binge it. Hope they do a decent job with it.

[Deadpriest]

Nice little doc. about a psychopathic child. Fascinating to see how alive she looks in said state.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i9GYExnh1yU&t=1s

[NaturalOrthodoxy]

Evil Genius on Netflix is a great wee 4-parter about a complicated bank heist from the early 2000s. Lots of great eccentric scumbag types make it a really compelling watch.

I wonder if anyone has any recommendations for GOOD documentaries about aliens- abductions, UFOs, theories, incidents, etc, preferably something with a bit of genuine interest rather than those "10 best UFO footage" affairs from the 90s with grainy blips on the horizon anyone could make with video editing software.

[Duncan]

Got done watching Wild, Wild Country recently.  6 (or 7?) part doc on Netflix about the Ranjeeshpuram community.  Pretty essential if you like well shot, in depth exposes on cults featuring loads of former members.   

What strikes me about having seen it all is how eerily similar the intensity and character of lots of these people are to those you'd see in any other big cult documentary.  They have wildly different beliefs but the same kind of neurotic, psychosis is on full display.  And like so many other good cult docs you simply couldn't script the drama, violence and batshit internal lunacy that stems from this story.

[aububs]

i watched the first episode of that and then stopped. it seemed really...netflixy

not even sure what i mean by that but just the style and arc of it felt overly familiar and not something i wanted to commit to

but the subject matter is fascinating and sheila seems p righteous even if she is ultimately a deluded cult stooge

maybe i should try again

[Duncan]

I know exactly what you mean and I can only say you're totally correct. It's worth watching most of all for the lengthy story but if the style bothers you it'll be something you have try and put up with cos it sure as hell doesn't go away. I didn't watch it especially deeply - was in and out of other stuff taking up focus while it was playing - but I still enjoyed it in spite of/because of the smaller details I missed.

[aububs]

yeah i might go back to it

apologies for the huge image but this tshirt of sheila flipping the bird warrants it i think

https://acidtestrecords.bandcamp.com/merch/acid-kiss-t-shirt

[DSOL]

Evil Genius on Netflix is a great wee 4-parter about a complicated bank heist from the early 2000s. Lots of great eccentric scumbag types make it a really compelling watch.

I wonder if anyone has any recommendations for GOOD documentaries about aliens- abductions, UFOs, theories, incidents, etc, preferably something with a bit of genuine interest rather than those "10 best UFO footage" affairs from the 90s with grainy blips on the horizon anyone could make with video editing software.

really enjoyed the Evil Genius Doc. I remember when all this happen, I only live an hour away from Erie and it was pretty big news even up here

[l.b.]

Soldiers in Hiding - 1985, about vietnam combat vets who, upon returning to the US, decide to live alone in the wilderness instead of rejoining society

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LC4G-JUnMFc