AFI Fest 2023 Review: Menus-Plaisirs – Les Troisgros
By Gordon S. Miller |
Frederick Wiseman's 18th film is Menus-Plaisirs – Les Troisgros, a four-hour documentary shot in Spring 2022 over 35 days about ...
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AFI Fest 2023 Review: Albert Brooks: Defending My Life
By Gordon S. Miller |
Albert Brooks: Defending My Life is a love letter to a comic genius from his best friend, who just so ...
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After Death (2023) Movie Review: A Beautifully Filmed Exploration of Near-Death Experiences
By David Wangberg |
The biggest question that people ask, whether they are young or old, is what happens when we die? Where do ...
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The Storms of Jeremy Thomas DVD Review: An Entrancing Documentary
By Davy |
In cinema, there are always going to be troublemakers and button pushers, meaning that these are people who come in ...
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Sex, Power, and Money: Films by Beth B Blu-ray Review: A Filmmaker of Incredible Vision and Prescience
By Davy |
As an extreme film buff, I always appreciate and seek out filmmakers and films that challenge the usual and obviously ...
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Kokomo City Movie Review: A Raw Portrait of Sex Work
By Davy |
I'm always struck by powerful stories that showcase our lives as LGBTQIA+ individuals, because we matter too, especially in an ...
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Have You Got It Yet? The Story of Syd Barrett and Pink Floyd Movie Review: A Look at the Life of Pink Floyd’s Founder
By generaljabbo |
Before Pink Floyd became stadium rock giants during the 1970s, they were at the forefront of the London psychedelic music ...
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Only in Theaters DVD Review: If You Love Movies, It’s a Must-see
By Davy |
Ironically, watching last year's documentary Only In Theaters, filmed by Raphael Sbarge, I felt regret for doing so on DVD. ...
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Squaring the Circle (The Story of Hipgnosis) Movie Review: Album Art Gods
By Jack Cormack |
Chances are, Hipgnosis—the working name of a pair of English lads, Storm Thorgerson & Audrey ‘Po’ Powell, who revolutionized the ...
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Film: The Living Record of Our Memory DVD Review: Boiling the Preservation Ocean
By Steve Geise |
This new documentary takes a look at film preservation and restoration efforts underway around the world. We tend to think ...
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Tribeca 2023 Review: Stan Lee
By David Wangberg |
Stan Lee, the legendary Marvel Comics co-founder, passed away back in 2018. But the work he did during his time ...
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Tribeca 2023 Review: Richland
By David Wangberg |
Richland, Washington is a small town with which not many people may be familiar. And yet, it has a fascinating ...
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Tribeca 2023 Interview: Filmmaker Irene Lusztig Discusses Her New Documentary, Richland
By David Wangberg |
While the summer movie season will feature a lot of discussion about Christopher Nolan’s Oppenheimer, which tells the true story ...
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LYNCH/OZ Movie Review: A Slightly Repetitive but Illuminating Deep Dive into Inspired Cinephila
By Davy |
As many of us film buffs already know, legendary and strangely original filmmaker David Lynch has an iconic oeuvre that ...
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It’s Quieter in the Twilight Movie Review: The Final Frontier
By David Wangberg |
Space exploration is one of the most fascinating subjects we’ve been able to conduct in human history. It gives us ...
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A Night at the Family Dog / Go Ride the Music / West Pole DVD Review: Celebrating San Francisco’s Psychedelic Rock Scene
By Gordon S. Miller |
Mercury Studio repackages A Night at the Family Dog / Go Ride the Music / West Pole into a 2-DVD ...
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The Super 8 Years DVD Review: A Remembrance of the Past
By Davy |
Films can be meditative and self-reflecting, meaning they can come from one's own experience (internal or external). This can also ...
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Kubrick by Kubrick Movie Review: Stanley Speaks
By Gordon S. Miller |
Director Stanley Kubrick died March 7, 1999, a few months before the release of his thirteenth and final feature film, ...
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2023 Oscar-Nominated Documentary Short Films Review
By Darcy Staniforth |
Starting February 17, the 2023 Oscar Nominated Short Films will be available in over 500 theaters across 75+ theatrical markets ...
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The Final 19 Movie Review: A Riveting Account of a POW’s Experience
By David Wangberg |
Dan Hefel knew he was going to be drafted eventually. With the Vietnam War intensifying, Hefel decided that it would ...
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Brainwashed: Sex-Camera-Power Blu-ray Review: A Look at How Things Look
By Davy |
The male gaze in film has been problematic since the silent age. Sometimes directors (mostly male) unintentionally objectify women on ...
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Darryl Jones: In the Blood DVD Review: The Man in the Stones’ Shadow
By Gordon S. Miller |
While not a well-known name, Darryl Jones is an integral component of the “Greatest Rock ’n’ Roll Band in the ...
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Unity Temple: Frank Lloyd Wright’s Modern Masterpiece DVD Review: The Restoration and Reopening of a Historic and Beautiful Landmark
By Darcy Staniforth |
Many people know Frank Lloyd Wright for his incredible home designs such as Cedar Rock and the Hollyhock House. However, ...
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Bloom Up: A Swinger Couple Story DVD Review: A Film That’s Not for Everyone
By Darcy Staniforth |
The old saying goes that we don't know what goes on behind closed doors. But what happens when we are ...
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Let There Be Drums! DVD Review: And There Was Drums and Drummers!
By Gordon S. Miller |
Promotional materials for director Justin Kreutzmann's Let There Be Drums! state “The world’s greatest drummers reflect on the art of ...
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Rob Epstein and Jeffrey Friedman Collection Blu-ray Review: Essential Viewing
By Davy |
As I may have mentioned in previous reviews, documentaries (more than anything in film) have the power to move, enrage, ...
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We Are As Gods DVD Review: A Life Well Lived
By Gordon S. Miller |
We Are As Gods takes its title from a line in subject Stewart Brand's Whole Earth Catalog, a book Steve ...
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The Automat DVD Review: A Wonderful Piece of Americana
By Gordon S. Miller |
Horn & Hardart's The Automat was a chain of self-serve restaurants in Philadelphia and New York City, and although only ...
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TV Review: Love & Rockets: The Great American Comic Book
By Steve Geise |
After 40 years of ongoing publication, the Love & Rockets comic book is long overdue for a celebratory retrospective. Thankfully, ...
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South: Ernest Shackleton and the Endurance Expedition Blu-ray Review
By Steve Geise |
It’s hard to imagine the trials and tribulations that must have befallen Ernest Shackleton’s expedition to reach the South Pole ...
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Kamikaze Hearts Blu-ray Review: A Gritty Deep Dive into the Porn Industry
By Davy |
There are so many facets to the queer film, not just a showcase of bodies. Most people (definitely conservatives) think ...
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Facing Nolan Blu-ray Review: All Baseball Fans Should Face Ryan’s Story
By Gordon S. Miller |
Director Bradley Jackson's Facing Nolan details the career of first-ballot National Baseball Hall of Famer Nolan Ryan whose accomplishments over ...
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The Capote Tapes DVD Review: Other Voices Help Tell the Story of the Famous Author
By Gordon S. Miller |
The Capone Tapes is a documentary about the life of author Truman Capote (1924 – 1984). The titular tapes were ...
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Fiddler’s Journey to the Big Screen Blu-ray Review: An Absolute Delight All the Way Through
By Davy |
I have seen lots of documentaries about the making of cherished films, but only a few of them really impressed ...
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My Old School Movie Review: Something Is Rotten in Scotland
By Steve Geise |
In 1993, a 16-year-old boy named Brandon Lee enrolled at a secondary school in an upscale neighborhood in Scotland. A ...
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The Silver Screen: Color Me Lavender DVD Review: A Fun Essay
By Davy |
Sometimes I don't get Hollywood. It has an infamously tedious tendency to be really behind the times. It's not exactly ...
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Phil Lynott Songs For While I’m Away + Thin Lizzy: The Boys Are Back In Town: Live at the Sydney Opera House October 1978 DVD Review
By Gordon S. Miller |
Mercury Studios has paired the 2020 documentary Phil Lynott: Songs For While I’m Away, which aired on BBC Two,with the ...
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American Werewolves Movie Review: Has the Vibe of a 1980’s Network Special About Cryptids
By Darcy Staniforth |
The independent production company Small Town Monsters is not afraid to explore topics in the worlds of the strange and ...
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Tribeca 2022 Review: The DOC
By Darcy Staniforth |
In the rap and hip hop world, it's one thing to have confidence and ego about being one of the ...
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The Beatles and India: An Enduring Love Affair Blu-ray Review
By Shawn Bourdo |
This new feature-length documentary directed by Ajoy Bose was released June 21, 2022 by MVD Visual on DVD and Blu-ray. ...
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Tribeca 2022 Review: Katrina Babies
By David Wangberg |
There is no way that someone could direct a documentary such as Katrina Babies the same way if they had ...
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Tribeca 2022 Review: A Rising Fury
By David Wangberg |
Starting with the Maidan Revolution in Kyiv in 2013, and leading up to the current invasion from Russia, A Rising ...
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Tribeca 2022 Review: Butterfly in the Sky
By David Wangberg |
The opening scene of Butterfly in the Sky centers LeVar Burton in front of a huge library filled with books. ...
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Tribeca 2022 Review: The Lost Weekend: A Love Story
By Gordon S. Miller |
Produced and directed by Eve Brandstein, Richard Kaufman, and Stuart Samuels, The Lost Weekend: A Love Story documents the love ...
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Fanny: The Right to Rock Movie Review: Queens of Rock & Roll
By Jack Cormack |
Directed by Bobbi Jo Hart, Fanny: The Right to Rock, a documentary on the all-female rock band, Fanny, is a ...
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The Police: Around the World (Restored & Expanded) Review: An Entertaining Scrapbook from the Band’s Early Days
By Gordon S. Miller |
Originally available on VHS and Laserdisc, The Police: Around The World (Restored & Expanded) is now available on DVD and ...
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Trekkies: 25th Anniversary Edition Blu-ray Review: It’s Logical to Them
By Gordon S. Miller |
Released in 1997, Trekkies is a documentary about Star Trek fandom, particularly as it was in the mid-'90s when the ...
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How They Got Over: Gospel Quartets and the Road to Rock & Roll DVD Review
By Kit O'Toole |
Rock & roll’s roots draw from numerous genres—blues, country, and rhythm and blues, to name a few. However, gospel remains ...
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SXSW 2022 Review: The Mojo Manifesto: The Life and Times of Mojo Nixon
By Darcy Staniforth |
If you were watching MTV in the late '80s, not only was Elvis everywhere thanks to Mojo Nixon, but so ...
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The Last Waltz Criterion Collection Blu-ray Review: And All the People Were Singin’
By Gordon S. Miller |
After years playing together as the backing band for Ronnie Hawkins and then Bob Dylan, the quintent of Rick Danko ...
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