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Scotch: The Story of Whisky (2016)
The Amber and the Heather
David Hayman takes you on a journey, or in his own words, a pilgrimage to the land of Heather and beyond to find the origins and the mystique of the Amber liquid. From its humble and often illegal roots, to the growth, near demise, and the rebirth of the iconic drink, the marketing that made it all possible, and the rapidly evolving craft distilling, David visits the old and the new, and shows the viewer the magic of the creation of Scotch. From a simple chemical process comes a beverage that wonderfully combines science, art, passion and craft, and employs directly and indirectly tens of thousands of people in a variety of vocations as wide and varied as the whisky itself. David travels around the globe, and meets people who share the passion of a product that is identified with its country of origin better than possibly any other marketable item available today.
The Booze, Bets and Sex That Built America (2022)
Cliffs Notes meets Real Housewives
The histories of several American companies are presented, but in a fashion that puts entertainment above information. Several factual mistakes are made, and many of the contributors tell the stories with an air of hind-sighted smugness. Yes, several of the products discussed have deleterious health consequences, but most of these consequences were not known at the time. The stories are presented in an almost reality series fashion with dramatizations that show every entrepreneur facing overwhelming odds and opposition from every direction. Had the focus of the series been directed more towards the impact these companies had on society, a better program would have been the result.
The Irish Mob: Brian O'Dea/Pat Nee (2008)
Biography meets Reefer Madness
This is a very well done biography of Brian O'Dea and Pat Nee, but the dramatization of O'Dea's life borders on the cartoonish with the fiendish grinning and wild puffing on joints that look like rolled notebook paper.
Heist: The Bourbon King: Part 1 (2021)
A complete lack of contrition
Presented in documentary form, this is essentially a two hour explanation by Mr. Curtsinger of his participation in illegal activities that were in his words "part of the culture ". Mr. Curtsinger offers not the slightest hint of contrition or sorrow for anything more than getting caught. What is offered is a litany of excuses.
M*A*S*H: Hawkeye (1976)
Not a bigger ego in Korea
Hawkeye chunters on incessantly, even when the family tries their best to ignore him. Verbose doesn't begin to describe Hawkeye's rambling diatribe. A stinker, plain and simple.