documentary

NYFF 2020: City Hall
NYFF 2020: City Hall

While City Hall has it’s ups and downs, it gives viewers a unique experience and perspective into the inter workings of Boston’s city officials.

Toronto International Film Festival 2020: THE BOY FROM MEDELLÍN: An Important Reflection on the Political Role of Public Figures
Toronto International Film Festival 2020: THE BOY FROM MEDELLÍN: An Important Reflection on the Political Role of Public Figures

Director Matthew Heineman takes somewhat of a left turn to document the homecoming of Colombia’s biggest reggae superstar, J Balvín.

NYFF 2020: MLK/ FBI
NYFF 2020: MLK/ FBI

MLK/FBI is damning of the behaviors of the FBI and its treatment of not only the leader of a revolution and the deeply rooted racism that still lingers.

Webs of Injustice: Three Women-Centric Films Search for Redemption and Truth
Webs of Injustice: Three Women-Centric Films Search for Redemption and Truth

Three new women-centric streaming releases examine the ways in which systemic injustice affects women.

NYFF 2020: THE MONOPOLY OF VIOLENCE
NYFF 2020: THE MONOPOLY OF VIOLENCE

In a world that seems to be leaning more to authoritarian power and rule, we need documentaries such as The Monopoly of Violence.

FILM TITLE POEM: Matching Experimental Charms With Cynical Cinephilia
FILM TITLE POEM: Matching Experimental Charms With Cynical Cinephilia

Film Title Poem, a 67-minute experimental traversal of film history, both canonical and personal, entirely by way of title cards.

FEELS GOOD MAN: One Man's Battle In The Culture Wars
FEELS GOOD MAN: One Man’s Battle In The Culture Wars

Feels Good Man should be required viewing, providing an excoriating insight into the rise of the alt-right and the underlying issues that propelled it.

Toronto International Film Festival 2020: 76 DAYS
Toronto International Film Festival 2020: 76 DAYS

The COVID-19 documentary 76 Days is urgent and wrenching, unbashful in its presentation of tragedy and confusion.

Estus W. Pirkle: The Cinematic Evangelist
Estus W. Pirkle: The Cinematic Evangelist

Blake Collier takes a deeper look at the three Estus W Pirkle-Ron Ormond films that bookended the 1970s.

Sheffield Doc/Fest Part 3: PLEASE HOLD THE LINE & THE VIEWING BOOTH
Sheffield Doc/Fest Part 3: PLEASE HOLD THE LINE & THE VIEWING BOOTH

In our latest report from the Sheffield Doc/Fest 2020, Musanna Ahmed looks at Please Hold the Line and The Viewing Booth.

SLIM & I: Musical Memories
SLIM & I: Musical Memories

Slim & I, one of the rare Australian features to sneak back into cinemas post-quarantine, delivers the history of Dusty Slim with a little cunning twist.

Melbourne International Film Festival 2020: LAST AND FIRST MEN, ANNE AT 13,000 FT and DARK CITY BENEATH THE BEAT
Melbourne International Film Festival 2020: LAST AND FIRST MEN, ANNE AT 13,000 FT and DARK CITY BENEATH THE BEAT

Alex Lines reports from MIFF 2020 with three films: Last and First Men, Anne at 13,000 FT, and Dark City Beneath the Beat.

Venice Film Festival 2020: MOLECOLE
Venice Film Festival 2020: MOLECOLE

Opening the historic 77th edition of the Venice Film Festival, Andrea Segre’s Molecole is a haunting meditation on virus-lockdown Venice.

THE SOCIAL DILEMMA: Social Media Addiction Doc Is Worth Tweeting About
THE SOCIAL DILEMMA: Social Media Addiction Doc Is Worth Tweeting About

The Social Dilemma is a deeply compelling treatise on why we’re so addicted to our devices while arguing the crucial need for change.

Fantasia Film Festival 2020 Interview with Director Justin McConnell of CLAPBOARD JUNGLE
Fantasia Film Festival 2020: Interview with Director Justin McConnell of CLAPBOARD JUNGLE

Wilson Kwong spoke with McConnell during the 2020 Fantasia Film Festival, where he was just as honest and transparent as he was in his remarkable film.