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“POLITICAL”

13th (2016)

IMDB / Director : Ava Duvernay

An in-depth look at the prison system in the United States and how it reveals the nation’s history of racial inequality.

In Prison My Whole Life, The Story of Mumia Abu-Jamal (2007)

IMDB / Director : Marc Evans

A look at the life of imprisoned political activist and former Black Panther member, Mumia Abu-Jamal, whose death sentence for killing a police officer was overturned in 2001 due to errors made during his original 1982 sentencing hearing.

The Seven Five ( 2014)

IMDB / Director : Tiller Russel

Meet the dirtiest cop in NYC history. Michael Dowd stole money and dealt drugs while patrolling the streets of 80s Brooklyn.

The Michael Moore Collection

• Roger and Me
• Bowling For Columbine
• The Awful Truth
• Fahrenheit 9/11
• Sicko
• Slacker Uprising
• Capitalism: A Love Story
• Where to Invade Next?
• Michael Moore in Trumpland
• Fahrenheit 11/9

The Amy Berg Collection

• Deliver Us From Evil
• West Of Memphis
• Bhutto
• An Open Secret
• Prophets Prey
• Janis
• The Case Against Adnan Syed

Dirty Wars (2013)

IMDB / Director : Jeremy Scahill

Investigative journalist Jeremy Scahill is pulled into an unexpected journey as he chases down the hidden truth behind America’s expanding covert wars.

Unlawful Killing (2012, Full Movie)

IMDB / Director: Keith Allen

A documentary about the allegedly conspiratorial killing of Diana, Princess of Wales and Dodi Fayed

Citizenfour (2014)

IMDB / Director – Laura Poitras

A documentarian and a reporter travel to Hong Kong for the first of many meetings with Edward Snowden

Gasland (2010)

IMDB / Director – Josh Fox

An exploration of the fracking petroleum extraction industry and the serious environmental consequences involved.

The Square (2013)

IMDB / Director – Jehane Noujaim

A group of Egyptian revolutionaries battle leaders and regimes, risking their lives to build a new society of conscience.

The Invisible War (2012)

IMDB / Director – Kirby Dick

5 Broken Cameras (2011)

NATURE

Blackfish (2013)

IMDB / Director: Gabriela Cowperthwaite

A documentary following the controversial captivity of killer whales, and its dangers for both humans and whales.

Free Solo (2018)

IMDB / Directors:  Jimmy Chin, Elizabeth Chai Vasarhelyi 

Alex Honnold attempts to become the first person to ever free solo climb El Capitan.

https://youtu.be/4KRD8e20fBo

The Cove (2009)

IMDB / Director: Louis Psihoyos

Using state-of-the-art equipment, a group of activists, led by renowned dolphin trainer Ric O’Barry, infiltrate a cove near Taijii, Japan to expose both a shocking instance of animal abuse and a serious threat to human health.

The Elephant in the Living Room (2011)

IMDB / Director: Michael Webber

The Elephant in the Living Room is an award-winning documentary film about the controversial American subculture of raising the most dangerous animals in the world as common household pets.

Cowspiracy (2014)

IMDB / Director: Kip Anderson

Follow the shocking, yet humorous, journey of an aspiring environmentalist, as he daringly seeks to find the real solution to the most pressing environmental issues and true path to sustainability.

An Inconvenient Truth (2006)

IMDB / Directors – Davis Guggenheim

Filmmaker Davis Guggenheim follows Al Gore on the lecture circuit, as the former presidential candidate campaigns to raise public awareness of the dangers of global warming and calls for immediate action to curb its destructive effects on the environment.

HEALTH

https://youtu.be/fQwwGPiyW9M

Run From The Cure (2012, Full Movie)

Director – Rick Simpson

Rick Simpson is a Canadian man who Rediscovered Cannabis as a Cure for Cancer and many other Diseases. Rick Simpson CURED his own Skin Cancer “Basal Cell Carcinoma” Using 100% Natural THC containing Hemp Oil.

https://youtu.be/6YPpNW_kezg

The Beautiful Truth (2008, Full Movie)

IMDB / Director: Steve Kroschel 

A troubled 15-year-old boy attempting to cope with the recent death of his mother sets out to research Dr. Max Gerson’s claims of a diet that can cure cancer

Fat, Sick and Nearly Dead (2010, Full Movie)

IMDB / Director: Joe Cross

100 pounds overweight, loaded up on steroids and suffering from a debilitating autoimmune disease, Joe Cross is at the end of his rope and the end of his hope. In the mirror he saw a 310lb man whose gut was bigger than a beach ball and a path laid out before him that wouldn’t end well- with one foot already in the grave, the other wasn’t far behind. FAT, SICK & NEARLY DEAD is an inspiring film that chronicles Joe’s personal mission to regain his health.

Super Juice Me! (2014, Full Movie)

IMDB / Director: Jason Vale

8 people, 22 diseases, 28 days on juice… could the results of this four-week “juice-only” experiment show that the answer to treating most chronic disease may be cheaper and simpler than we think?

MUSIC

Searching for Sugar Man (2012)

IMDB – Director – Malik Bendjelloul

Amy (2015)

808 (2015)

SPORT

Hoop Dreams (1994)

IMDB – Director – Steve James

Undefeated (2011)

Senna (2010)

IMDB / Director – Asif Kapadia

Maradona (2018)

ART and FASHION

McQueen (2018)

IMDB – Directors – Ian Bonhôte, Peter Ettedgui

TRUE CRIME

O.J. Made in America (2016)

IMDB / Director – Ezra Edelman

https://youtu.be/-349HTKhPno

The Act of Killing (2012, Full Movie)

IMDB / Director – Josh Oppenheimer

A documentary that challenges former Indonesian death-squad leaders to reenact their mass-killings in whichever cinematic genres they wish, including classic Hollywood crime scenarios and lavish musical numbers.

MISC

Abstract, The Art of Design Season 1 & 2 (2019)

Netflix

Abstract: The Art of Design returns to take you beyond blueprints into the art, science, and philosophy of design. From how we see the world to how we impact the world, the series goes inside the minds of the world’s greatest designers, showcasing the most inspiring visionaries from a variety of disciplines whose work shapes our culture and future.

Explained, Short Documentary Series (2018)

Netflix

We’re living through a time of extraordinary change, but we often don’t stop to ask the basic questions.

VICE on HBO : Documentary Series (Season 1-6)

HBO

Thought-provoking, gritty and very real. VICE News is the break-through news you need.

Carmen Adkins

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Nice to meet you both! Can you tell our readers a little more about your business?

Antioxi is a marketplace that brings the most well documented and researched adaptogenic mushrooms and superfoods to people.

Our core values are to ensure our products have sufficient scientific evidence to back their claims, have been farmed in a sustainable manner and have been lab-tested to provide both assurance and transparency behind our processes.

It may be better to start from the top, could you tell us a bit about your background and how you both started Antioxi?

Our passion for entrepreneurship has been seeded from our distaste for the transparency within the food and health market. Not understanding the hieroglyphics written on food labels, the daily change of health trends and the transparency behind the quality of food items.

It turns out that in this world we thought to be ruled by lines of black and white, it is actually overshadowed in a system reading a 50 shades of grey novel. Point is, there is a lot of room to confuse us, customers, in thinking that what we are buying is “good” for us.

And BAAM! Antioxi was born.

After years of researching the scientific principles underpinning our understanding of health, it became vividly clear to us that there are some powerful foods found around the world that should form a part of our daily lives. Adaptogenic mushrooms being one of them.

So all that was left is to ensure that our products matched our core values:

Quality – ensuring the products meet the desired specifications of those used in clinical trials

Sustainable – ensuring our methods of manufacture are scalable and being sustainable

Transparent – by educating and providing evidence (lab tests) of our products and processes

For those just getting into Fungi, where would be a good place to learn about them?

The best introduction I can find to date is the new Netflix documentary “fantastic fungi”. It provides such a great overview of this wonderfully overlooked species inhabiting our earth.

From there the sky’s the limit to be honest, one can keep things high level and understand which mushrooms provide which benefit or you can go as deep as actually reading the clinical trials, which will make the hairs on your arm stand up!

Funny story, every copywriter or content creator we have worked with, after doing their research into mushrooms for our business, have turned into customers. Honestly, the clinical research speaks for itself…

What’s your perception of the Fungi market at the moment, do you think awareness is growing?

Oh heck yeah. From celebs, podcasts (Joe Rogan), Netflix people are starting to see the light. Daniela says I am a tad dramatic as I write this, but I do have a knack for the theatrical.

That being said, if we set the main media aside for a second, the real shift in awareness has been anecdotally by people who take these mushrooms. When you have a friend or loved one who has been struggling with an illness for some time and they start to see health improvements, well one can’t help but take notice…

We actually watched “Fantastic Fungi” on Netflix and follow Paul Stamets’teachings, what was your thoughts on that movie, did it represent the Fungi movement well?

Oh yeah, Paul is an OG (Original Gangster) of mycology. Well sort of an OG, the real OG’s existed almost 2000 years ago as seen in their documentation of plants and mushrooms and their perceived cures for various illnesses.

Either way, the clear message that we hope people take away is a logical one, much of our atmosphere is actually made up of fungal spores and you have been interacting with these spores since the day you’ve been born. In fact, the Gutenberg institute determined that with each breath you take, you inhale between 1-10 of these aforementioned spores. Crazy thought actually…

Therefore, through the various years of research, it has become clear that our body is hardwired to respond to the compounds present in the various mushrooms. Each response being different:

Turkey tail – Beta D Glucan compounds -> C-type lectin receptors -> improves the immune system

Lions Mane–> Hericenones and Erinacines -> nerve growth factor -> improves memory loss/Alzheimer’s

Hope that makes sense?

What are the benefits of taking mushrooms and how often should one take them?

This is a bit of a tricky one to answer, as each mushroom is so unique in the benefits it offers.

You’re looking at benefits ranging from immune health balance to balancing energy levels, assisting with anxiety, focus, concentration… the list goes on 🙂

Just like a multivitamin, mushrooms should be taken daily to really consistently benefit from them.

What’s different about your Fungi vs others on the market?

The difference lies within our blend of transparency, customer service and quality.

When you buy one of our products you can rely on the fact that you are buying quality that is in line with the clinical research that has been done on that product.

You also have the evidence at your fingertips in terms of lab reports available to you and if you need any help deciding we have our very own customer happiness department dedicated to ensuring you get exactly what you need.

Don’t believe us? Ask the customer for whom we Ubered a product to the airport for so that she could get it in time for her flight to Ecuador to give it to her ill father.

We genuinely care and are interested in helping our customers.

Can you tell us a bit about how some mushrooms differ from others?

Yes, this is a great question as it is 2 fold:

The production/manufacturing process

Mushroom quality differs based on the farming methods (organic, wild-grown, rice grown), use of the fruiting body or mycelium (this is the part of the mushroom), the extraction method (water vs ethanol vs dual extraction)

These are just a few of many but we have highlighted them as these are the fundamentals we want our customers to consider when making an educated choice.

The actual mushroom itself

Each mushroom has different compounds that provide different health benefits. Lion’s mane for example is famous for its components Hericenones and Erinacines (the components that promote its cognitive health abilities). Reishi’s true magic lies in the triterpenoids, Turkey tail PSK and PSP (both of which have been extensively studied in clinical trials for cancer) etc…

Don’t you just love how beautifully complicated mushrooms are?

What is the difference between taking a complex 8 mushroom vs say individuals mushrooms as powders?

The question follows the same premise as standing in a pharmacy looking at a multivitamin vs iron tablets. Are you looking for great coverage or are you looking to treat an iron deficiency?

The answer is both, get both 😉

Lastly, is it pronounced “Fun-J-eye” or “Fun-Guy”?

There is no hard rule for this one.

In fact, we both pronounce it differently – Daniela likes to call them fung-i, whereas I believe the correct term is “mushies.”

You can find out more information about Antioxi and buy all of their products directly from their website by clicking here

Follow Antioxi on Instagram here : https://www.instagram.com/antioxi.uk/

Carmen Adkins

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Founded in 1928, the American telecommunications firm focussed on base stations and cathode tubes, innovated in wireless technology in the 80s and fashionable flip phones in the 90s.

However, the changing face of smartphones saw them challenged in the 21st Century by a bevvy of new manufacturers and undergoing major restructuring.

Only in 2019 and under much heavy hype and speculation have they re-entered the fray with a rebooted razr and a host of column inches.

But what is today’s Motorola, both in terms of consumer mindset and products? Can they hope to compete in a world of manufacturers topping the table in marketing budgets and flair?

Let’s take a look at three products that suggest they do…

Motorola One Zoom

With the smartphone market duopolised by Apple and Samsung, Motorola cleverly cuts through in the competitive sector by delivering flagship specs at mid-range prices.

The latest example of this is the Motorola One Zoom – an Android-powered effort sporting an impressive quad-camera array (with a 48MP main effort) including an ultra-wide-angle lens, and a 6.4″ OLED display – a hardy and high-specced device for under £400.

Selfies haven’t been ignored with a 25MP front-facing camera and battery life has been smashed out of the park with a 4000mAh battery – think a day and a half without worrying where the charger is, and filling up the tank in less than under 90 minutes when you finally do.

Security a concern? The under-display fingerprint scanner – usually the reserve of pricier efforts – is present and correct, as well as the fashionable (if less functional) face unlock.

With such a strong smartphone leading the pack, Motorola stands alongside the return-to-form success story of Nokia by making their way back into the hearts and minds of cost-conscious consumers.

Lenovo Smart Displays

“What’s Lenovo doing here?!” I hear you ask.

A 2014 acquisition of Motorola by the Chinese firm means that much of the current Motorola output is created by this prestigious tech brand, meaning a lot of the tech and innovation seen in current output is shared between the two brands.

The Lenovo Smart Display makes an intelligent bid for your living room (or lounge, or kitchen) by marrying Google’s voice-activated Assistant to a clever multi-purpose device packing a 7 – 10-inch screen.

Anything from streaming music to playing YouTube recipes, the Smart Display cuts an imposing – yet attractive figure – on a desktop.

Integration with everything smart from lights to live video feeds on a home security camera, the Smart Display acts as the perfect connected hub.

A pair of speakers either on the side or beneath the display depending on the model blast out a range-y din depending on the content viewed, whilst the intuitive interface makes any member of the family a capable user in a matter of minutes.

Privacy is also the watchword of the day, and an instant physical mute switch for the microphone means your private moments aren’t shared and uploaded to the Cloud…unless you want them to be.

Google Photos integration turns the Smart Display into an arresting digital photo frame in moments, enabling both search by voice and the ability to cycle through a host of visual memories as a slideshow.

Motorola razr (2019)

Where to begin? I mean, just look at it!

Memories of Hanson’s MMMBop, scrunchies and Tamagotchis come flooding back just by scoping out the clean lines and hinged design of the rebooted Motorola razr phone, given a 2019 twist with the biggest current trend in tech circles – a folding display.

Rather than the curious hinges of the Samsung Galaxy Fold and Mate X, the razr’s clamshell design not only evokes nostalgia but makes perfect design sense, with the screen expanding to a 6.2″ diagonal effort once opened.

Not only that, but the innovation persists with not a seam to be seen – that unattractive bend in the display which sets in after persistent use is eradicated thanks to a world-first ‘zero-gap’ hinge.

The front of the phone isn’t neglected either, with a 2.7-inch screen that’s perfect for a quick peek at messages or alerts.

Android is naturally the order of the day, with the razr sporting a sleek and light iteration of the popular operating system – a watchword for Motorola devices to date – ensuring that all the latest and greatest updates make it to you first.

Not only that, but their other point of differentiation is present despite the slender form, namely a monstrous battery. The razr boasts an impressive 28 hours of use on a single charge, with TurboPower charging waiting in the wings should you need it.

The 16MP camera on this is a little bit clever too, onboard artificial intelligence will automatically recognise the scene you’re about to snap and calibrate colour, contrast and settings to help you create the perfect shot. Not a single smile will be missed either, due to its auto-capture feature.

Arriving as an EE exclusive in the UK from 2020, it’ll cost in the region of £1,400…meaning that the price of cutting edge (albeit 4G) technology isn’t going to be as easy to obtain as other Motorola efforts.

But with looks like that, you’re not going to be disappointed.

With a trio of devices aimed at not only assisting in the everyday but delivering assistance in the home and leading the way in style stakes, there’s every reason to assume that Motorola will be back in a big way for 2020…hello again Moto!

Max Boker

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