Online docos
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YouTube has Ricky Jay and his 52 Assistants cut into four parts. While not strictly a documentary (it's a filming of his Broadway show), Ricky spends a lot of his time recreating historic card tricks and explaining the origin of them and their creators.
He is the best card magician alive
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The Social Dilemma, on netflix
Bit of a freak out that one. I guess lots knew about the ads and capturing our screen attention but the consequent breakdown in common truth emanating from the silicon Valley business model is very concerning, and evident right now.
A big change in the western world since 2010.
Basically 20 year technological information interventions that our million year old brains aren't equipped to deal with.Watching this doco is like learning CPR, you might not like or use it, but you're better off knowing how it exists and how it works.
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I'm bumping this because it's pissing me off that such likeminded people are getting such different views of things.
This documentary confirms and expands on what we've suspected for a while.
And I think these pricks in the doco are a big part of this current morass.
And surely it's a must watch for you guys with kids, to see what they're up against. Incredibly telling that the creators of phone influence never let their own kids use them.
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It's a must watch, absolutely. I just saw something from Channel 4 related to it - check the US politics thread. Naturally, they are anti Trump, so there is no discussion of Hillary's faults or whether the dems were knee deep in personal information about individual voters, but I know that it reinforced the idea of whether having any social media is a good idea or not....
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Has anyone watched the doco called 'Dealt' about Richard Turner? I rate it a lot watched it a while ago. I won't give away the theme but hes impressive.
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Just watched Class Action Park.
Great watch about a crazy New Jersey water park in the 70s-90s called Action Park. The brain child of a disgraced New York stock trader.
I know the point of this doco was to point out how dangerous it was supposed to me it just looks like insane fun.
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Short doc about spending four months on the Kergeulen Islands in the Southern Ocean. Aka the Desolation Islands.
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@Magpie_in_aus Yes! This! Saw it at a film festival a couple of years ago. I’ve told a few people about it but haven’t been able find it online.
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@Magpie_in_aus Unfortunately not in NZ it seems
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@JC said in Online docos:
@Magpie_in_aus Unfortunately not in NZ it seems
Good thing about Netflix is that your account moves around the world with you. A simple VPN unlocks stuff.
I use 'JustWatch' to find a title then switch to that country to watch.
