documentary
Musanna Ahmed looks at four documentaries from this year’s Human Rights Watch Film Festival; The Cleaners, Bellingcat, Anbessa and The Feeling of Being Watched.
Apollo 11 is a visually outstanding and remarkably visceral piece of filmmaking that pieces the much fragmented and daunting narrative together.
Rocking the Couch charts 100 years of abuse claims in the film industry, asking how far Hollywood has come since the silent era.
Female Human Animal is a unique experiment into pushing the boundaries of what is considered to be fact or fiction.
Everything about Leaving Neverland is designed to be uncomfortable, from the running time to the connection between the viewer and the film’s subjects.
1 Billion Orgasms feels like the behind-the-scenes footage that is supposed to accompany the feature presentation.
Wrestle relies entirely on familiar story beats and its subject matter, shining in individual moments but not adding up to a satisfying whole.
Michael Franti’s Stay Human is an inspiring documentary of pure positivity and something worth recommending to everybody right now.
Fire on the Hill is an inspiring journey of building, rebuilding and reinforcing a community for the black community in Compton, away from the notorious factions that gave the city a dark reputation.
2018 was the biggest year for documentaries in box office history, but some gems still fell by the wayside. Asher Luberto recommends some overlooked docs.
In our seventh report from Sundance Film Festival 2019, we cover Hail Satan?, Luce, Adam, Sweetheart and Corporate Animals.
Video Dispatches is a regular digest of recent home video releases, usually from boutique and restorative labels. Here, we discuss Marwencol, Waterworld, and a trio of Iranian films.
In our fifth report from the 2019 Sundance Film Festival, we cover Apollo 11, Ms. Purple, Always in Season and The Disappearance of My Mother.
Our next report from Sundance includes a drama set in San Francisco, a biopic about Ted Bundy, and a documentary about LARPing.
Impetus is a film for those dedicated to the filmmaking craft, and the unconventional ways it can be molded to create unique means of storytelling.