{"id":21108,"date":"2021-06-01T09:00:23","date_gmt":"2021-06-01T16:00:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.nexusnewspaper.com\/?p=21108"},"modified":"2021-06-01T12:04:13","modified_gmt":"2021-06-01T19:04:13","slug":"nics-flicks-brewmance-an-interesting-look-at-home-brewing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.nexusnewspaper.com\/newsite\/2021\/06\/01\/nics-flicks-brewmance-an-interesting-look-at-home-brewing\/","title":{"rendered":"Nic\u2019s Flicks<\/em>: Brewmance<\/em> an interesting look at home brewing"},"content":{"rendered":"

Brewmance<\/em> (2021)
\n3.5\/4<\/p>\n

One of my favourite memories that I have of growing up is going to the Royal British Columbia Museum to see the newest documentary that the IMAX theatre was showing. Whether it was a documentary on rocks or dinosaurs or volcanoes, I\u2019ve always been intrigued by the power that good documentary filmmaking holds. It has the power to spark interest in its ideas, and that\u2019s precisely what Christo Brock\u2019s insightful new documentary Brewmance<\/em> pulls off.<\/p>\n

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A scene from Brewmance<\/em> (photo provided).<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Brewmance<\/em> is an interesting new look at the culture of home brewing. One of the major things that I liked about this documentary is the way that it presents its subject matter. By telling the film\u2019s story through the eyes of professional brewers who have spent years preserving the legacy of home-brewed beer, Brooks manages to make a documentary than even someone who doesn\u2019t like beer is able to find some level of interest in, and that\u2019s an amazing feat for a documentary.<\/p>\n

All of the film\u2019s well-chosen interviewees are integrated very well into the documentary. One of my favourite parts is when writer Charlie Papazian talked about how making beer requires putting all of yourself into it. That part really resonated with me, because, as a writer, I\u2019m also required to put a lot of myself into my work, and I know that every time I do that, I find that really does make a difference in the quality of my work.<\/p>\n

As far as criticisms go for this film, it\u2019s missing an important purpose. I think that any documentary that\u2019s made today should not only have to provide its audience a good and educational experience, but also provide a reason why it was made. Take Davis Guggenheim\u2019s insightful An Inconvenient Truth<\/em>, for example. Its purpose is very clear: to educate people on climate change through the thoughts and ideas of American senator Al Gore.<\/p>\n

The only purpose I could find in Brewmance<\/em> is that of educating people on how to make beer. That may have been all fine and dandy in a normal year, but in these COVID times, where people are gravitating toward documentaries that are more about important current issues such as climate change, systemic racism, and governments in conflict, I fear there may not be an adequate place for it in today\u2019s movie landscape.<\/p>\n

Still, while its lack of an urgent purpose may, sadly, keep it from shoring to the heights of truly great filmmaking, the film is really good. People who are interested in becoming a home brewer will find inspiration in it and the average viewer will get great enjoyment out of it.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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