A countdown of the most brilliant, unique, and fascinating accomplishments in documentary filmmaking in the past decade. If there’s a genre of film that has exponentially benefitted from the streaming revolutions and the newest waves of independent media and content…
Tribeca 2019 Review: Watson
The work of an environmental activist is that of people who work not to become widely known, but to have their work speak for itself as a collective whole. Among such activists is Paul Watson, who is not necessarily a…
Tribeca 2019 Review: ‘For They Know Not What They Do’
Daniel Karslake’s extraordinary new documentary, named after the final words of Jesus, is a four-part examination of one of the most shameful and contentious parts of modern Christian theology: institutionalized homophobia. Through its 91 minutes, Karslake guides his audience through…
‘Mike Wallace is Here’ Review: A Documentary Fit For A Legend | Sundance 2019
The heyday of TV journalism wields many iconic figures behind the camera. Walter Cronkite, Dan Rather, Barbara Walters, the list could be quite extensive. Going into Mike Wallace is Here, a new documentary covering the prolific life of the man…
‘The Brink’ Review: Steve Bannon Gets a Reckoning of His Own Making | Sundance 2019
For one year, director Alison Klayman (whose last Sundance film was the wonderful 2012 documentary Ai Weiwei: Never Sorry) followed the work and life of far-right political activist and former Trump advisor Steve Bannon. Her camera stayed glued on him…
Movie Review: Fahrenheit 11/9
Michael Moore is angry again. Very angry. And it’s about time. All of his best work stems from the fire that burns inside of him, the drive for honest change. In the opening sequence of his latest documentary, Fahrenheit 11/9,…
Movie Review: ‘Tea With the Dames’ is utterly delightful
Simply put, Tea With the Dames (that’s Nothing Like a Dame to our friends across the pond) is utterly delightful. Director Roger Mitchell’s (Notting Hill, Le Week-End) spirited eavesdropping session with four of Great Britain’s most illustrious leading ladies is…