documentary

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.

Fantasia Film Festival 2020 Interview with Director Justin McConnell of CLAPBOARD JUNGLE
Fantasia Film Festival 2020: Interview with Director Justin McConnell of CLAPBOARD JUNGLE

Wilson Kwong spoke with McConnell during the 2020 Fantasia Film Festival, where he was just as honest and transparent as he was in his remarkable film.

NAIL IN THE COFFIN: THE FALL AND RISE OF VAMPIRO: The Dark Side of the Ring
NAIL IN THE COFFIN: THE FALL AND RISE OF VAMPIRO: The Dark Side of the Ring

A very human story everyone can relate to, Nail in the Coffin is a strong, documentary with a very big heart and a very bloody mouth.

CONVICTION: A Timely and Relevant Film Outlining Why We Need Prison Reform
CONVICTION: A Timely and Relevant Film Outlining Why We Need Prison Reform

Conviction is an intriguing and compelling real life crime story reflecting on the corruption currently being exposed in the American justice system.

APOCALYPSE '45: Commemorating The Bomb and V-J Day 75 Years Later
APOCALYPSE ’45: Commemorating The Bomb and V-J Day 75 Years Later

With Erik Nelson’s most recent documentary, Apocalypse ’45 is both a commemoration and an elegy that refuses to choose sides.

Melbourne International Film Festival 2020: Interview with David Osit, Director of MAYOR
Melbourne International Film Festival 2020: Interview with David Osit, Director of MAYOR

Alex Lines spoke with director David Osit abut his documentary Mayor, his approach to shooting the city of Ramallah and more!