Jordan M. Smith

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Criterion Collection: The Kennedy Films of Robert Drew & Associates | Blu-ray Review

"It's not an exaggeration to say that before Primary, documentary as we know it today - the art of candid observation - didn't exist. Not...

Where To Invade Next | Blu-ray Review

It’s been a relatively quiet six years since Michael Moore unleashed Capitalism: A Love Story back in 2009, but little did anyone know he’s been...

The Islands and The Whales | 2016 Hot Docs Festival Review

Between a Rock and a Hard Place: Day's Sophomore Effort Investigates Cultural & Environmental Repercussions Very much a microcosm comparable to the cultural inertia invested in the...

How to Let Go of the World and Love All the Things Climate Can’t Change | 2016 Hot Docs Review

Where To Save Next: Fox Expands Fracking Fight To Wage War On Climate Change Via Globetrotting Personal Doc After successfully warding off the fracking industry...

Contemporary Color | 2016 Hot Docs Review

On An Ultralight Beam: Ross Brothers Turn David Byrne's Color Guard Dream Into Vivid Sensorial Masterpiece Back in January of 2015, former Talking Heads frontman David Byrne...

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The Secret Agent | 2025 Cannes Film Festival Review

Mischief, Thou Art Afoot: Filho Captivates with Seductive, Furtive...

2025 Cannes Critics’ Panel: Day 6 – Wes Anderson’s ‘The Phoenician Scheme’

With three previous films in the Cannes competition beginning...

The Phoenician Scheme | 2025 Cannes Film Festival Review

Much Ado About Fussing: Anderson Spills More Twee The Wes...

2025 Cannes Critics’ Panel: Day 6 – Kleber Mendonça Filho’s ‘The Secret Agent’

A favorite filmmaker of the festival, and perhaps the...
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