By the end of 2021, the Brazilian Amazon rainforest experienced its highest rate of deforestation in 15 years. Recent data suggests that there are signs of a loss of resilience in more than 75% of the forest. If nothing is…
‘Fauci’ review: A noble attempt to add context to a hero
‘Fauci,’ National Geographic’s effort to tell the polarizing doctor’s story for a general audience, is a new documentary available to stream on Disney+.
SXSW 2021 review: ‘Alone Together’ shines a light on Charli XCX’s creative process
At the start of quarantine many of us (myself included) held ourselves to an impossible standard of productivity. There was this shared understanding that if we were to have all of this newfound time spent at home and away from…
Sundance 2021: ‘Flee’ is a beautifully animated documentary about the traumas we can’t escape
What does the word “home” mean to you? Jonas Poher Rasmussen’s new documentary Flee—which was executive produced by Nikolaj Coster-Waldau and Riz Ahmed—isn’t just unique for its blending of animated storytelling and first-person narration. It’s also impressively thrilling for a…
‘Stuntwomen’ documentary review: An untold story both unmissable and unforgettable
Legs, three times. Shoulder. Head. Teeth. Nose. These are the parts stuntwoman-turned-stunt coordinator Melissa Stubbs recalled she had broken throughout her career. Of course, in a documentary titled Stuntwomen: The Untold Hollywood Story, based on the book of the same…
Spaceship Earth Review: Innovation Meets Controversy, but Only for a Short While
In 1991, eight scientists voluntarily entered isolation for two years inside Bioshpere 2, a microcosm of the world meant to determine how humans might survive in outer space. The idea for the biosphere sprouted from the worry of climate change…
Interview: Philip Shane, Director of “The Myst Documentary”
Released in September 1993, Myst captivated players with its intriguing puzzles and captivating story, and became a sleeper hit on its way to becoming the best-selling computer game of the 1990s. At one point, the game was so popular that…