ASSORTED

BOX OF DOCS:

THE 3rd MONDAY

This post is part of an ongoing series and follows these:

http://almostentertainment.blogspot.com/2021/05/assorted-box-of-docs-1st-monday.html

http://almostentertainment.blogspot.com/2021/05/assorted-box-of-docs-2nd-monday.html

Here is this week’s batch of documentary recommendations.

What starts off as a pretty standard profile of a four year old prodigy ends up being a fascinating examination of perception, deception and the moral quandaries behind documentary filmmaking itself.

The life and times of the late great Marvin Hamlisch, whose charming late-in-life love story causes the third act to unfold like a rom-com.

A time capsule of the drag scene in 1980s New York City, covering everything from balls to voguing to the dreamers who made this movement as spectacular and significant as it was.

An unflinching indictment of the fur industry, animal testing and the like.

Behind the scenes of the San Diego Comic-Con. Thankfully, it pays equal attention to all aspects of the convention, from job opportunities to competitive cosplay to sharing moments with your idols. This is a love letter to the ones usually writing the love letters.

An honest-to-a-fault, melancholy rundown of the Rossellini family tree by an inside man: Roberto’s grandson, Alessandro Rossellini, whose earnest yet flawed approach is refreshing and charming.

Shows what rats are up to across the globe, from infesting New York City to being revered in an Indian Temple… and than some.

Delightful look at the world’s greatest crossword puzzlers, who might not realize how endearing (and humorous) their passion and intensity can be.

Both a biography of Alcoholics Anonymous co-founder Bill Wilson and an exploration of the current AA experience.

Basically an assembly of B-roll footage that didn’t make the final “Grey Gardens” cut. Therefore it should be a little dull, except these Beales are anything but.

A complete look at Ruth Bader Ginsberg’s extraordinary life and career, mostly told in her own wonderful words.

Fly-on-the-wall look at making a “South Park” episode. The crew’s unconventional tactics are as entertaining as the show they’re scrambling to make, but this is worth it for the peek inside Parker’s process alone - he truly is a marvellous anomaly.