Day: October 29, 2021

Tweet Club for a Fiver depicts the behind-the-scenes workings of Leyton Orient during their 1994/95 season which saw the team relegated from the Second Division. From the start of the documentary, it is clear to see that its purpose is not based on improving the image of Leyton Orient and their […]

Tweet This documentary review will focus on the documentary Anelka: Misunderstood. It takes a deeper look at the footballing career of Nicholas Anelka, a highly successful French footballer, and the controversies throughout his career at both club and country level. The intended audience for this is clear; this is aimed at […]

Tweet This documentary focuses on the England football team’s failed campaign to qualify for the 1994 World Cup under the management of Graham Taylor, which led to Taylor resigning as England manager 6 days later; the piece of information that ends the documentary. Overall, I found this documentary really insightful. […]

Tweet While there are a variety of sports documentaries which provide a glimpse (and an often controlled one at that) into the life of coaches, players, and other industry-based professionals already at the top of their game, Netflix’s Last Chance U: Basketball offers a unique perspective, one that presents the […]

Tweet Amazon’s All or Nothing: Brazil National Team series offered a slight detour from the previous editions of the series, as they delved into the international game for the first time to give fans behind-the-scenes access at a summer tournament. The 5-part documentary saw us follow the Brazilian National Team through the […]

Tweet ‘89’ recounts this remarkable story in an uplifting feature-length documentary, that poignantly deals with the incredible highs and tragic lows of 1989. The film delicately deals with the elation and drama on the final day as this Arsenal side wrote themselves into folklore, in contrast with the events at […]