Laura Poitras
All the Beauty and the Bloodshed is one of the most moving and vulnerable documentaries I have had the opportunity to see.
All the Beauty and the Bloodshed is vibrant and incisive as a portrayal of art’s power in both directions.
In the 2010s, filmmakers pushed conventions of the form in both aesthetics and subject matter, expanding the umbrella of what be considered a “documentary.” The result was a decade of feasting for non-fiction film lovers.
Though with potential, Risk is ultimately an unoriginal look at Julian Assange, and pales in comparison to Poitras’ past work.