documentary

HERB ALPERT IS... More Than a Man and His Trumpet
HERB ALPERT IS… More Than a Man and His Trumpet

In spite of its cutesy title, Herb Alpert Is… does attempt to flesh out the multi-faceted extent of his talents: then and now.

NYFF 2020: City Hall
NYFF 2020: City Hall

While City Hall has it’s ups and downs, it gives viewers a unique experience and perspective into the inter workings of Boston’s city officials.

Toronto International Film Festival 2020: THE BOY FROM MEDELLÍN: An Important Reflection on the Political Role of Public Figures
Toronto International Film Festival 2020: THE BOY FROM MEDELLÍN: An Important Reflection on the Political Role of Public Figures

Director Matthew Heineman takes somewhat of a left turn to document the homecoming of Colombia’s biggest reggae superstar, J Balvín.

NYFF 2020: MLK/ FBI
NYFF 2020: MLK/ FBI

MLK/FBI is damning of the behaviors of the FBI and its treatment of not only the leader of a revolution and the deeply rooted racism that still lingers.

Webs of Injustice: Three Women-Centric Films Search for Redemption and Truth
Webs of Injustice: Three Women-Centric Films Search for Redemption and Truth

Three new women-centric streaming releases examine the ways in which systemic injustice affects women.

NYFF 2020: THE MONOPOLY OF VIOLENCE
NYFF 2020: THE MONOPOLY OF VIOLENCE

In a world that seems to be leaning more to authoritarian power and rule, we need documentaries such as The Monopoly of Violence.

FILM TITLE POEM: Matching Experimental Charms With Cynical Cinephilia
FILM TITLE POEM: Matching Experimental Charms With Cynical Cinephilia

Film Title Poem, a 67-minute experimental traversal of film history, both canonical and personal, entirely by way of title cards.

FEELS GOOD MAN: One Man's Battle In The Culture Wars
FEELS GOOD MAN: One Man’s Battle In The Culture Wars

Feels Good Man should be required viewing, providing an excoriating insight into the rise of the alt-right and the underlying issues that propelled it.

Toronto International Film Festival 2020: 76 DAYS
Toronto International Film Festival 2020: 76 DAYS

The COVID-19 documentary 76 Days is urgent and wrenching, unbashful in its presentation of tragedy and confusion.

Estus W. Pirkle: The Cinematic Evangelist
Estus W. Pirkle: The Cinematic Evangelist

Blake Collier takes a deeper look at the three Estus W Pirkle-Ron Ormond films that bookended the 1970s.

Sheffield Doc/Fest Part 3: PLEASE HOLD THE LINE & THE VIEWING BOOTH
Sheffield Doc/Fest Part 3: PLEASE HOLD THE LINE & THE VIEWING BOOTH

In our latest report from the Sheffield Doc/Fest 2020, Musanna Ahmed looks at Please Hold the Line and The Viewing Booth.

SLIM & I: Musical Memories
SLIM & I: Musical Memories

Slim & I, one of the rare Australian features to sneak back into cinemas post-quarantine, delivers the history of Dusty Slim with a little cunning twist.

Melbourne International Film Festival 2020: LAST AND FIRST MEN, ANNE AT 13,000 FT and DARK CITY BENEATH THE BEAT
Melbourne International Film Festival 2020: LAST AND FIRST MEN, ANNE AT 13,000 FT and DARK CITY BENEATH THE BEAT

Alex Lines reports from MIFF 2020 with three films: Last and First Men, Anne at 13,000 FT, and Dark City Beneath the Beat.

Venice Film Festival 2020: MOLECOLE
Venice Film Festival 2020: MOLECOLE

Opening the historic 77th edition of the Venice Film Festival, Andrea Segre’s Molecole is a haunting meditation on virus-lockdown Venice.

THE SOCIAL DILEMMA: Social Media Addiction Doc Is Worth Tweeting About
THE SOCIAL DILEMMA: Social Media Addiction Doc Is Worth Tweeting About

The Social Dilemma is a deeply compelling treatise on why we’re so addicted to our devices while arguing the crucial need for change.