Grey Gardens (1976) Criterion Collection Blu-ray Review: An S-T-A-U-N-C-H Classic
By Dusty Somers |
The Film A landmark in documentary filmmaking and possibly the most well known work from the school of direct cinema, ...
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’83 US Festival Days 1-3 DVD Review: Essential Viewing for Fans of the ’80s
By Kit O'Toole |
When hot summer winds blow, music festivals are sure to follow. Today, multi-day events such as Lollapalooza and Coachella are ...
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The History of WWE: 50 Years of Sports Entertainment Blu-ray Review: Absolutely Worth Watching
By Chad Derdowski |
This year, World Wrestling Entertainment reaches the half-century mark and celebrates in pretty much exactly the same fashion my family ...
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Harry Dean Stanton: Partly Fiction Movie Review: Portrait of an Artist as an Old Man
By Cinema Sentries |
Written by Chris Morgan Harry Dean Stanton is a legendary character actor. If you watch movies with any regularity, you've ...
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Good Ol’ Freda Movie Review: The Beatles’ Former Secretary and President of Their Fan Club Tells Her Story
By Kit O'Toole |
Those who think that the onslaught of books and films constantly arriving on the market have told the Beatles' complete ...
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My Father and the Man in Black Movie Review: Beautifully Moving
By Darcy Staniforth |
My Father and the Man in Black is the beautifully moving documentary by Jonathan Holiff about his father Saul Holiff. ...
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Charles Beaumont: The Short Life of Twilight Zone’s Magic Man (Director’s Cut Special Edition) DVD Review: A Must for Fans
By Greg Barbrick |
Charles Beaumont (1929-1967) is credited with writing 22 episodes of the original Twilight Zone (1959-1964). That number is only about ...
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Shoah Criterion Collection DVD Review: Superb Release of Haunting, Tragic Film
By Kent Conrad |
Shoah is a film about trains. Inside its nearly 10 hours of running time, the image and movement of the ...
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Frank Zappa: A Token of His Extreme DVD Review: FZ TV Circa 1974
By Greg Barbrick |
In 1974, Frank Zappa recorded a concert for television titled A Token of His Extreme. It was intended as a ...
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When Comedy Went to School Movie Review: Spends Too Much Time on Where It Went to School
By Rons Reviews |
There is no question that the post-Vaudeville era of comedy and that which was exhibited in the resorts located in ...
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Queen: Live at Wembley Stadium 25th Anniversary Edition DVD Review: A Wonderful Keepsake
By Jade Blackmore |
This two-disc DVD set from Eagle Rock Entertainment, commemorates the 25th anniversary of Queen's iconic concerts at London's Wembley Stadium ...
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Last Shop Standing DVD Review: The Rise, Fall and Rebirth of the Independent Record Store
By generaljabbo |
As music sales have declined over the last decade, the retailers hit hardest have been the independent record stores. In ...
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Hearts of Darkness: A Filmmaker’s Apocalypse Movie Review: The Epic Ordeal Behind An Epic Film
By Cinema Sentries |
Written by Chris Morgan Apocalypse Now is a legendary film, but, as many movie fans know, the production of Francis ...
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By Mark Buckingham |
BBC Earth has been on a roll lately. Among others, they've hit us with Africa, One Life, and The Blue ...
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One Life DVD Review: Most Impressive
By Greg Barbrick |
Nature programs have been a staple of family-friendly viewing for decades now. Some have proven to be very popular with ...
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Lost Angels: Skid Row Is My Home (2010) DVD Review: A Sobering Look
By Greg Barbrick |
I guess that every major city in America has a “skid row,” but none can compare to the one in ...
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Chronicle of a Summer Criterion Collection Blu-ray Review: A Fascinating Glimpse into Paris in 1960
By Mat Brewster |
I have very recently decided to become a full-blown Francophile. My wife is one. and while I've stuck my toes ...
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A Liar’s Autobiography: The Untrue Story of Monty Python’s Graham Chapman DVD Review
By Gordon S. Miller |
A Liar's Autobiography: The Untrue Story of Monty Python's Graham Chapman, which is based on the 1980 memoir A Liar's ...
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Pina Criterion Collection Blu-ray Review: A Striking Elegy for an Artistic Giant
By Dusty Somers |
The Film Wim Wenders' gorgeous and touching tribute to modern dance pioneer Pina Bausch is a film birthed out of ...
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After Kony: Staging Hope DVD Review: The Play’s the Thing
By Darcy Staniforth |
The war in Northern Uganda has been getting a lot of attention in the media as of late. It probably ...
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YERT: Your Environmental Road Trip DVD Review: Worth Watching
By Darcy Staniforth |
This documentary follows three friends, Mark Dixon and husband and wife, Ben and Julie Evans, who decide to go on ...
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This Is Not a Film Movie Review: Maybe Not a Film, but a Masterpiece Nonetheless
By Dusty Somers |
Jafar Panahi's defiant, playful, mundane, formally adventurous and consistently surprising This is Not a Film is one of the greatest ...
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The Qatsi Trilogy: (Koyaanisqatsi, Powaqqatsi, Naqoyqatsi) Criterion Collection DVD Review: Fans Should Be Very Pleased
By Greg Barbrick |
When Koyaanisqatsi (1983) came out, my girlfriend at the time talked me into seeing it with her. She was very ...
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Dreams of a Life Movie Review: The Tale of Joyce Vincent
By Critical curmudgeon |
Written and directed by Carol Morley, Dreams of a Life is a stunning documentary that tells a story that could ...
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Wagner & Me Movie Review: Stephen Fry Gets Real About His Favorite Composer
By Michelle Prather |
If you're a devoted Fryphile, you'll gladly park yourself on the couch to take in anything Britain's most beloved gentleman ...
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Saxon: Heavy Metal Thunder: The Movie DVD Review: About as Rock and Roll as it Gets
By Greg Barbrick |
Saxon were one of the premier bands of the short-lived, but glorious New Wave of British Heavy Metal, (NWBOHM) which ...
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Paul McCartney: Live Kisses DVD Review: A Thoroughly Enjoyable Document of an Artist’s Labor of Love
By Kit O'Toole |
Earlier this year, Paul McCartney satisfied a longtime ambition of recording an album of standards. Though other rockers have released ...
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Color Me Obsessed: A Film About The Replacements DVD Review
By Kit O'Toole |
During the documentary Color Me Obsessed: A Film About The Replacements, one critic describes the band with one simple phrase: ...
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AFI Fest 2012 Review: The Central Park Five: One the Most Important Films of the Year
By Gordon S. Miller |
Based on her book The Central Park Five: A Chronicle of a City Wilding, Sara Burns, her husband David McMahon, ...
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Dawn of the Dead (2012) Movie Review: Tunes, Tabs, and Tie-dye
By Cinema Sentries |
Written by Mike Bruno Dawn of the Dead is a documentary trying to explain the phenomenal impact of the Grateful Dead ...
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Dreams of a Life DVD Review: A Beautiful Yet Flawed Dream of a Lonely Life
By Cinema Sentries |
Written by Kristen Lopez I applaud director Carol Morley for what she's crafted with her documentary Dreams of a Life. ...
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Circle Jerks: My Career as a Jerk DVD Review: A Wonderful Documentary
By Darcy Staniforth |
If you know anything about punk rock, you know the Circle Jerks. They were one of L.A.'s most seminal and ...
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The Ballad of Genesis and Lady Jaye DVD Review: Should be Titled Plastic Surgery Disasters
By Greg Barbrick |
At its core, the tale of Genesis P-Orridge and Lady Jaye is a heartbreaking love story. As everything the musical ...
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Beatles Stories DVD Review: Tales Even Hardcore Beatles Fans May Not Know
By Michelle Prather |
It's difficult not to be wary of new Beatles-related documentaries, especially considering some of the Netflix titles that appear alluring ...
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Down in the Flood DVD Review: Bob Dylan and the Band Examined in New Documentary
By writeonmusic |
Bob Dylan had just rewritten his own rules and those of nearly every other popular musician as well by abandoning ...
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The War Room Criterion Collection Blu-ray Review: A Peek Behind the Campaign Curtain
By Gordon S. Miller |
While the campaigns for United States President seem to grow increasingly relentless with every cycle, especially in so-called battleground states, ...
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One Bright Shining Moment Movie Review: What Made George McGovern Run
By Gordon S. Miller |
For political junkies, there is no greater spectacle than the election of the President of the United States. The appeal ...
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Peter Gabriel: Secret World Live Blu-ray Review: An Impressive Combination of Music and Visuals
By Gordon S. Miller |
The Grammy Award-winning Secret World Live finds Peter Gabriel in Modena, Italy over the course of two November nights 1993, ...
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Produced by George Martin Blu-ray Review: A Stroll Down Melody Lane with Britain’s Most Lauded Music Maker
By Michelle Prather |
This January, Sir George Martin CBE turns 87. The reserved, seemingly guarded young man with movie-star looks and ears that ...
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Surviving Progress DVD Review: How to Temper a Double-Edged Sword
By Mark Buckingham |
Surviving Progress takes a look at the advancements human beings have made over the last few thousand years, what our ...
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Freddie Mercury: The Great Pretender Blu-ray Review: Queen’s Frontman Gets the Royal Treatment
By Chad Derdowski |
One of the most unique voices in rock music and arguably the greatest front man to grace the stage, Freddie ...
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TIFF 2012 Review: Storm Surfers 3D: A Marvelous Adventure
By Gordon S. Miller |
Australians Tom Carroll and Ross Clarke-Jones are well-known figures in the world of surfing. Carroll, age 49, had a Hall ...
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SpokAnarchy! DVD Review: An Excellent Documentary
By Greg Barbrick |
Spokane, WA is about as unlikely a place I can think of to have developed a thriving punk scene in ...
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Trek Nation Movie Review: The Search for Dad
By Rons Reviews |
In attempt to find out more about the father he lost at 17 and the science-fiction empire he built, Rod ...
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Ecstasy of Order: The Tetris Masters Movie Review: The Pieces Fall Perfectly into Place
By Chad Derdowski |
Originally designed and programmed by Alexey Pajitnov, Tetris is one of the most popular video games ever created. Since its ...
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The Beatles: Their Golden Age DVD Review: A Short, but Information-packed Documentary on the Fab Four
By generaljabbo |
It’s not possible to thoroughly cover the Beatles’ unparalleled career in an hour, but The Beatles: Their Golden Age attempts ...
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Resurrect Dead: The Mystery of the Toynbee Tiles Movie Review: An Intriguing Documentary about a Decades-Long Mystery
By Darcy Staniforth |
I love documentaries! Or should I say I love good documentaries. However, the more I watch, I feel like the ...
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Jimi Plays Berkeley DVD Review: Flawed but Fascinating
By Greg Barbrick |
The newly re-mastered film Jimi Plays Berkeley (1971) is an incredible document of its time. Back in the late ’70s, ...
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LAFF 2012 Review: A Band Called Death Rises from Obscurity
By Jade Blackmore |
While attending the Joey Ramone Birthday Bash in 2009, I noticed the headlining band was called Death. That doesn’t make ...
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Joffrey: Mavericks of American Dance Movie Review: The Politics of Dance from the Ground Up
By Michelle Prather |
Joffrey: Mavericks of American Dance does what ballet so often fails to do: it draws laymen into a world perceived ...
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