Tag: Documentary Film Review
Jodorowsky’s Dune | Review
Resurrecting Sci-fi Legend: Pavich Taps Alejandro
Frank Herbert's epic novel Dune has been a sci-fi benchmark since it's original release back in 1965, and since,...
The Last of the Unjust | Review
Return to the Void: Lanzmann Resurrects Murmelstein
Claude Lanzmann’s unfathomable devotion to exposing the truths of the Holocaust is incomparable in the history of cinema....
12 O’Clock Boys | Review
Battles In Baltimore: Nathan Rides With The Boys
First time director Lotfy Nathan has spent the last few years documenting war in the streets of...
Visitors | Review
Reggio Looks Into The Eyes Of The Audience
Steven Soderbergh was right when he said at the premiere of the film, a hundred people could watch...
Tim’s Vermeer | Review
Teller Makes Watching Jenison's Paint Dry Fun
Tim Jenison is not a painter. In fact, he lies on the opposite end of the spectrum of...
I Am Divine | Review
Divine Intervention: Schwarz Resurrects a Trailblazer for Loving Tribute
As gay culture becomes more normalized and commodified into the fabric of the mainstream zeitgeist, the...
When I Walk | Review
Encasing Life In Amber: DaSilva Docs Descent With MS
In the brief years leading up to 2006, Jason DaSilva was a healthy young filmmaker, traveling...
Blood Brother | Review
India, AIDS & Amity: Hoover Follows Friend's Heart
It's really no wonder that often when westerners find themselves drifting, looking for more from life, they...
Harry Dean Stanton: Partly Fiction | Review
Peering in: A Look into the Life of Harry Dean Stanton
It took director Sophie Huber one year to convince Harry Dean Stanton to be...
Red Obsession | Review
Economics by the Glass: French Elixir Battles China’s Thirst on Unfair Ground
Part informative introduction to the exclusive world of fine wine and part horror...
A Story of Children and Film | 2013 TIFF Review
Youth In Revolt (and More): Cousins Channels Marker
It should be no question that Mark Cousins’ vast knowledge of film history is integral to his...
The Trials of Muhammed Ali | Review
Pound For Pound: Siegel's Critical Bio-bit Middleweight
Pop culture commentator Chuck Klosterman recently reminded in his study of cultural villains, I Wear The Black Hat,...
Drew: The Man Behind the Poster | Review
Sharkey Shines A Light On Struzen, Misses The Mark
There’s no doubt you’ve seen and at least admired the work of Drew Struzen. His meticulously painted...
The Machine Which Makes Everything Disappear | Review
Gurchiani's Lens Acts As A Georgian Confessional
With a solid background in psychology and a foundation in direction via the University of Film and Television...
Iceberg Slim: Portrait of a Pimp | Review
Bad Influence: Godfather Of Modern Hustle Still Leaving Back Handed Impressions
Leaving a legacy of pimp ideology behind, the legendary pimp and author Iceberg Slim...
A Band Called Death | Review
Brothers From the Attic: Unexpected Afterlife for Protopunk Band
After cutting their debut album in 1974, “Death” found that nobody in the record industry...
How to Make Money Selling Drugs | Review
Cooke's Holding, But Packing Light In Drug Exposé
Matthew Cooke pitches it just as urban legend purveys – anyone can make a living slinging sedatives...
Venus Vs. | 2013 LAFF Review
Men Are From Mars: DuVernay’s Fascinating Sports Doc Focuses on Elusive Williams Sister
Director Ava DuVernay further displays the fascinating reaches of her talents with...
Far Out Isn’t Far Enough: The Tomi Ungerer Story | Review
Not Just For Children: Berstein Elegantly Draws An Illustration Legend
Documentaries on the eccentric or tortured artist are a dime a dozen, but it seems...
I Send You This Place | Review
Experimental Love Letter To Iceland’s Therapeutic Vistas
Films are, for the most part, classified as either narrative or non-fiction. Samples of the docu's format line's...
Interview: Alex Gibney (We Steal Secrets: The Story of Wikileaks)
Just a month before Bradley Manning finally appeared before a military judge to confess that he did indeed leak thousands of sensitive military documents,...
Scatter My Ashes at Bergdorf’s | Review
Glossy Emptiness; Fashion’s Greatest Church
The measure of success used in the fashion industry is unlike any used in other commercial art. Rather than massive...
Fuck For Forest | Hot Docs 2013 Review
Exploits For Earth: Marczak Gazes Into The Gutter
After the breakout success of his docu debut At the Edge of Russia, Polish director Michal Marczak...
15 Reasons To Live | Hot Docs 2013 Review
Zweig Somberly Celebrates Human Resilience
Occasionally, moments of epiphany can boil down the colossal essence of mortality into simple, elegant terms. For Alan Zweig, director...
Alias | Hot Docs 2013 Review
Latimer Drops Beat On Toronto's Rap Scene
Taking it's name from one of the four Toronto street rappers it peeks into the lives of, Michelle...
The Manor | Hot Docs 2013 Review
Polemic Crisis: Cohen Turns Camera On His Fam
Having flown the coop over a decade ago to work in the film industry as a digital...
No Place on Earth | Review
The Descent: Tobias Brings Recently Discovered Holocaust Tale to Light
For her directorial debut, producer Janet Tobias documents a harrowing discovery made by a spelunker...
Andre Gregory: Before and After Dinner | Review
Family Portrait: Kleine’ Uses Husband as Subject for Light Documentary
Fans of director and actor Andre Gregory should be excited, and, overall, pleased with director...
Downloaded | 2013 SXSW Review
From Napster to Now, Winter Examines the Downloading Boom
Napster’s rise and fall and the ensuing decade of music piracy is at this point...
My Amityville Horror | Review
Dysfunction Junction: Walter Revisits Source of Classic Horror Film with Mixed Results
Thanks to Stuart Rosenberg’s 1979 film adaptation of Jay Anson’s infamous novel, "The...
A Place at the Table | Review
Filling The Void: Jacobson and Silverbush Eye Hunger
While the United States continuously extends its charitable hands to famished communities the world over, we often...
The Last Gladiators | Review
Fight Club: Gibney Finds Tragedy In 'Knuckles' Nilan
The assiduous docu director Alex Gibney wrapped three films back in 2011, all of which seem minor...
