documentary

Berlinale 2020: ORDINARY JUSTICE (PALLAZZO DI GIUSTIZIA) & PARI
Berlinale 2020: ORDINARY JUSTICE (PALLAZZO DI GIUSTIZIA) & PARI

Wilson Kwong reviews two films from emerging filmmakers that screened at Berlinale 2020: Ordinary Justice and Pari.

Human Rights Watch Film Festival London 2020: COLLECTIVE, LOVE CHILD & More
Human Rights Watch Film Festival London 2020: COLLECTIVE, LOVE CHILD & More

The London Human Rights Watch Film Festival will be presented from 12 to 20 March 2020, featuring empowering documentaries and dramas celebrating courageous people.

THE TIMES OF BILL CUNNINGHAM: Not Much To Add
THE TIMES OF BILL CUNNINGHAM: Not Much To Add

The Times of Bill Cunningham would serve better as an extras-feature on a Blu-Ray than as the stand-alone documentary it is.

VIRAL: ANTISEMITISM IN FOUR MUTATIONS: A Vital and Timely Documentary
VIRAL: ANTISEMITISM IN FOUR MUTATIONS: A Vital & Timely Documentary

Viral: Antisemitism in Four Mutation is timely and it is vital; it is a documentary that not only a community needs, but all of us do.

FLINT: THE POISONING OF AN AMERICAN CITY: Unraveling an American Crime
FLINT: THE POISONING OF AN AMERICAN CITY: Unraveling An American Crime

It has been all too easy for many to forget about what happened and is still happening in Flint. That alone should make this documentary essential viewing.

Slamdance 2020: BIG FUR & TAHARA
Slamdance 2020: TAHARA & BIG FUR

Kristy Strouse was able to catch a couple Slamdance 2020 films, Big Fur and Tahara, and both were wildly different, but equally compelling.

"I Had A False Idea Of What Confidence Is." Interview with Steve Markle, Director Of SHOOT TO MARRY
SHOOT TO MARRY: A Highly Entertaining Journey Of Modern Romance

A lightweight premise with heavyweight emotions, Shoot to Marry lets you ride shotgun on a highly entertaining journey of modern romance.

2020 Oscar Documentary Shorts: Justice, Freedom and Bravery Dominate this Year’s Documentary Shorts
2020 Oscar Documentary Shorts: Justice, Freedom & Bravery Dominate

Stephanie Archer takes a look at 2020’s Oscar Nominated Documentary Short Films!

Sundance 2020: BOYS STATE & BLAST BEAT
Sundance 2020: BOYS STATE & BLAST BEAT

Janet Lee reports from Sundance Film Festival with her reviews of A24 documentary Boys State, and Colombian-American film Blast Beat.

I WISH I KNEW: Jia Zhangke’s Shanghai Serenade
I WISH I KNEW: Jia Zhangke’s Shanghai Serenade

One of the more poetic documentaries, I Wish I Knew is an ode to the impact one city has had, across so many decades, on so many lives.

Sundance 2020: Miss Americana: A Surprisingly Relatable Exercise In Celebrity Navel-Gazing
Sundance 2020: MISS AMERICANA: A Surprisingly Relatable Exercise In Celebrity Navel-Gazing

Miss Americana is socially responsible filmmaking at its finest, which is certainly a pleasant surprise.

MIDNIGHT FAMILY: A Bleaker Than Fiction Look At Family Emergency Care
MIDNIGHT FAMILY: A Bleaker-Than-Fiction Look At Family Emergency Care

Midnight Family reveals the bleak reality of a private ambulance business in Mexico with impressive realism and honesty. Michael Frank reviews.

THE DISAPPEARANCE OF MY MOTHER: A Compelling Study of Conflicting Boundaries
THE DISAPPEARANCE OF MY MOTHER: A Compelling Study Of Conflicting Boundaries

Filled with melancholy, delicacy, and captivation, The Disappearance of My Mother is a well-crafted tale of vulnerability.

DON'T F**K WITH CATS: Twisted Yet Hard Not To Watch
DON’T F**K WITH CATS: Twisted Yet Hard Not To Watch

While Don’t F**k With Cats might be too much for some, with a level of grossness that’s hard to deny, there’s a seedy story that’s hard to ignore.

The 19 Best Documentaries Of The 2010s
The 19 Best Documentaries Of The 2010s

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.