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Take Care of Maya (2023 – Documentary) | REVIEW

A framed photo of the Kowalski family — PHOTO: Netflix.

The Netflix documentary ‘Take Care of Maya’ was directed by Henry Roosevelt.

It goes without saying that when you are in need of medical attention, you shouldn’t have to be afraid to take yourself — or your loved ones — to the hospital. That said, this documentary is an excellent example of how broken some healthcare systems (and Florida’s child welfare system) can be. This is the kind of documentary that is so powerful and infuriating that it makes you want to write lengthy rants online, so as to complain about how utterly despicable some of the things the system apparently did to the family at the heart of this heart-rending documentary were.

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REVIEW: The House That Jack Built (2018)

Theatrical Release Poster (Director) — TrustNordisk / Zentropa / IFC Films

The following is a review of The House That Jack Built — Directed by Lars Von Trier.

I have in a previous review described Lars Von Trier, the controversial Danish auteur, as a ‘true auteur mad man,’ and I’ve thought of him as the devil on Danish director Jørgen Leth’s shoulder guiding his every move in the fascinating documentary The Five Obstructions. He has been accused of sexual harassment, some people think he is a misogynist, and he has made a fool of himself by joking about his own identity, Naziism, and Israel. I’m not sure he cares whether or not you like him, and I’m sure he’d say that he’s perfectly happy knowing that his films divide audiences.
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