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Implosion The Titanic Sub Disaster: Doc Lays Bare How Hubris Sunk Bold Aquatic Expedition

Implosion The Titanic Sub Disaster: Doc Lays Bare How Hubris Sunk Bold Aquatic Expedition

By Kim Hughes

ReviewJim SlotekJune 6, 2025Implosion: The Titanic Sub Disaster, Docuementary, Pamela Gordon, CBC Gem, The Nature of Things, Titan disaster Comment

Atomic Reaction: New Doc Explores Canada’s Role in The Manhattan Project

Atomic Reaction: New Doc Explores Canada’s Role in The Manhattan Project

By Liz Braun

ReviewJim SlotekFebruary 6, 2025Atomic Reaction, Michèle Hozer, David Hatch, Bernie Finkelstein, Documentary, Canadian, CBC, CBC GemComment

The Case Against Cosby: Absorbing Doc Surveys Survivor Healing After Sexual Trauma

The Case Against Cosby: Absorbing Doc Surveys Survivor Healing After Sexual Trauma

Kim Hughes

ReviewJim SlotekJanuary 5, 2023The Case Against Cosby, Bill Cosby, Andrea Constand, Karen Wookey, Docuementary, Canadian film, CBC, CBC GemComment

Fear of Dancing: Intriguing doc about why some (like Stephen Fry) are chronically unable to get down with their bad selves

Fear of Dancing: Intriguing doc about why some (like Stephen Fry) are chronically unable to get down with their bad selves

By Thom Ernst

ReviewJim SlotekNovember 27, 2020Fear of Dancing, Michael Allcock, Chorophobia, Bob Fosse, Stephen Fry, Social fears, CBC Gem, The Nicholas Brothers, Stormy Weather Comments

The World's Biggest Family: How some sperm donors have fathered hundreds, and offspring discover armies of half-siblings

The World's Biggest Family: How some sperm donors have fathered hundreds, and offspring discover armies of half-siblings

By Jim Slotek

ReviewJim SlotekSeptember 30, 2020Sperm donor anonymity, Sperm donors with hundreds of children, Paying for sperm, The World’s Biggest Family, Barry Stevens, Offspring, Bio Dad, CBC Docs POV, CBC Gem Comment

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