documentary

Alexander: Finding Courage for Family
ALEXANDER: Finding Courage for Family

I’ve never seen a documentary quite like Alexander, that started off so strong and vividly emotional…

Camden International Film Festival 2023: FAUNA, & GRASSHOPPER REPUBLIC
Camden International Film Festival 2023: FAUNA, & GRASSHOPPER REPUBLIC

We take a look at two documentaries from the Camden International Film Festival that have a connection to nature.

Toronto International Film Festival 2023: Wang Bing's YOUTH (SPRING) Offers An Intimate Look At Working Class Youth
Toronto International Film Festival 2023: Wang Bing’s YOUTH (SPRING) Offers An Intimate Look At Working Class Youth

 Youth (Spring)’s 3-plus hour length is not only necessary, but an absolute gift to sit through.

Toronto International Film Festival 2023: DUMB MONEY & SONGS OF EARTH
Toronto International Film Festival 2023: DUMB MONEY & SONGS OF EARTH

For the 2023 Toronto International Film Festival, Wilson Kong reviews Craig Gillespie’s Dumb Money and Margreth Olin’s Songs of Earth.

Melbourne International Film Festival 2023: HELLO DANKNESS, BIOSPHERE & ART TALENT SHOW
Melbourne International Film Festival 2023: HELLO DANKNESS, BIOSPHERE & ART TALENT SHOW

At this year’s Melbourne International Film Festival, Sean Fallon reviews Hello Dankness, Biosphere and Art Talent Show!

KING COAL: Bowing To The King No More
KING COAL: Bowing To The King No More

King Coal is a rare work of art that manages to look forward precisely by looking backward.

SATAN WANTS YOU: Hell on Earth
SATAN WANTS YOU: Hell on Earth

Unspooled like a true crime tale, Satan Wants You writes an origin story for this salacious, sensationalist phenomenon.

THE DEEPEST BREATH: Elegant But Deadly
THE DEEPEST BREATH: Elegant But Deadly

A quiet, poignant, and moving documentary, The Deepest Breath is unforgettable.

HAVE YOU GOT IT YET? THE STORY OF SYD BARRETT AND PINK FLOYD: Music As Life
HAVE YOU GOT IT YET? THE STORY OF SYD BARRETT AND PINK FLOYD: Music As Life

Have You Got It Yet is a vulnerable and intimate look at the rise of a band and the fall of a genius.

LYNCH/OZ: I Don’t Know Where We’re Going

Lynch/Oz is a very film 101 documentary, one which aims to open doors for the performer, lover, and cinema enigma that is Lynch.

Tribeca Film Festival 2023: MINTED
Tribeca Film Festival 2023: MINTED

While Minted presents intrigue in both the product and the artists behind them, it struggles to become a cohesive unity of art and information.

Tribeca Film Festival 2023: THE SPACE RACE
Tribeca Film Festival 2023: THE SPACE RACE

The Space Race captures the journey of space flight though the unrelenting spirit and resilience of the black community.

Tribeca Film Festival 2023: COMMON GROUND
Tribeca Film Festival 2023: COMMON GROUND

Common Ground is deeply impactful, becoming the vital eye opening documentary it needs to be.

Tribeca Film Festival 2023: SUITABLE FLESH and KIM'S VIDEO
Tribeca Film Festival 2023: SUITABLE FLESH and KIM’S VIDEO

From Tribeca Film Festival Payton McCarty-Simas pairs two films, one an ode to midnight movies past, with another paean to movie obsessives.

Tribeca Film Festival 2023: TAYLOR MAC'S 24-DECADE HISTORY OF POPULAR MUSIC
Tribeca Film Festival 2023: TAYLOR MAC’S 24-DECADE HISTORY OF POPULAR MUSIC

There’s lots of potential in Taylor Mac’s 24-Decade History of Popular Music, but only Taylor Mac fully lives up to it.