Genre: Documentary Starring: Spirit Avedon, Timmy Cappello Producer: Jenji Kohan Rating: TV-MA Episodes: 8 A blue dress has meaning to a woman who just lost her husband, for example, while an astronaut reveals why he brought an old college sweatshirt with him into Space. Our clothes say a lot about our personalities, and this series is a fascinating look into the human psyche. Genre: True Crime Starring: n/a Director: Colin Barnicle Rating: TV-MA Episodes: 4 Genre: Biography, Music Starring: Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs, Faith Evans, Lil’ Cease Director: Emmett Malloy Rating: R Runtime: 1 hour, 37 minutes Genre: Biography Starring: Audrey Hepburn, Robin Ager, Michael Avedon Director: Helena Coan Rating: n/a Runtime: 1 hour, 40 minutes Genre: History Starring: Will Smith, Mahershala Ali, Laverne Cox Director: Robe Imbriano, Tom Yellin Rating: TV-MA Episodes: 6 Genre: Biography Starring: Michael Jordan, Scotty Pippin, Dennis Rodman Director: Jason Hehir Rating: TV-MA Episodes: 10 Genre: Documentary Starring: Gerald B. Richards, Hamet Yousef, Natalia Bartova Directors: Maria Berry, Jan Spindler, Marek Bures Rating: TV-MA Episodes: 8 Genre: Documentary Starring: Patty Cohen, Domenico De Sole, José Carlos Bergantiños Díaz Director: Barry Avrich Rating: TV-14 Runtime: 1 hour, 30 minutes Genre: Sport Starring: Pelé Director: Ben Nicholas, David Tryhorn Rating: TV-14 Runtime: 1 hour, 48 minutes Genre: Documentary Starring: Nicolas Cage Director: Christopher D’Elia Rating: TV-MA Episodes: 6 Genre: Documentary Series Starring: Sophie Okonedo Directors: Suzie Boyles, Daniel M. Smith Rating: TV-PG Episodes: 4 Genre: Documentary Series Starring: Professor Kypros Nicolaides, Dr. Alfredo Quinones-Hinojosa, Dr. Nancy Ascher, Dr. Devi Shetty Director: James Newton, Lucy Blakstad, Sophie Robinson, Stephen Cooter Rating: TV-14 Episodes: 4 Genre: Science and Nature Starring: Craig Foster, Tom Foster Director: Pippa Ehrlich, James Reed Rating: TV-G Runtime: 1 hour, 25 minutes The film is beautifully shot, and the message is hands-down inspirational; if you’ve been feeling burned out between the pandemic and life in general, My Octopus Teacher will remind you that we have far more to learn and discover beyond our own limited worlds. Genre: Investigative, Crime Starring: Multiple government agents and former Mafia members Director: Sam Hobkinson Rating: TV-MA Episodes: 3 While reenactments are sometimes a bit messy, the interviews with both law enforcement and former Mob members are as entertaining as they are illuminating at times. “Here, hold my flashlight” will make you laugh out loud until you realize later that the man holding the flashlight would be willing to squash you with the flick of a wrist. It’s a cat-and-mouse game played over decades that will sometimes have you wondering which side is which. Genre: Science Starring: Skyler Gisondo, Kara Hayward, Vincent Kartheiser Director: Jeff Orlowski Rating: PG-13 Runtime: 1 hour, 34 minutes While a bit heavy-handed in some ways, the film does a good job of helping viewers see how social media influences today’s world and how destructive it can be when it runs unchecked. The alarm has sounded; will anyone really raise their eyes from the smartphone screen to listen?
