Documentary
Interview: Spaceship Earth Director Matt Wolf
“Spaceship Earth” had a buzzy premiere at Sundance and was fast-tracked to a release in early May. The documentary is about the self-engineered replica of Earth’s ecosystem called B...
Review: “Time Warp: The Greatest Cult Films of All-Time” is the Perfect Cult Film Primer
From "The Rocky Horror Picture Show" to "The Big Lebowski" and everything in between, this fascinating deep-dive documentary begins its celebration of the greatest cult movies of all-time discussing t...
Sundance 2020 Review: The Fight – ACLU Can Do It!
A more accurate title for The Fight might have been The Fights, because it’s actually about four fights the ACLU fought, out of many more than couldn’t fit into one film. Perhaps they’re saving the pl...
Sundance 2020 Review: Crip Camp – Earnest Goes to Camp
When I saw Crip Camp was playing at Sundance I thought there’s no way that’s what it’s about. Handicapped people would not refer to themselves as crips, short for crippled. But that’s exactly what it’...
Review: “The Ventures: Stars on Guitars” A Fantastic Riff on an Influential Band
Mark Krawczyk rocks out with an early look at a new documentary about the number one instrumental band of all time.
Sundance 2020 Review: Taylor Swift: Miss Americana
Scott Menzel reviews the highly anticipated documentary "Taylor Swift: Miss Americana" which premiered at the 2020 Sundance Film Festival.
Ben Berman on The Amazing Johnathan and Manipulation in Documentary Filmmaking
Scott Menzel chats with Ben Berman about The Amazing Johnathan Documentary.
Up Close and Personal with The Amazing Johnathan
Scott Menzel's up close and personal interview with The Amazing Johnathan.
Exclusive Interview: Penny Lane on Hail Satan?
I did not expect Hail Satan? to be my favorite movie of Sundance, but that’s usually how it works. I walked into Hail Satan? with an open mind, and when it ended I had to talk to director Penny Lane. ...