Documentary
2022 Sundance Film Festival Review: ‘Mija’ Strikes an Emotional Chord
Follows Doris Muñoz, who began a career in music talent management and met Jacks Haupt, an auspicious young singer, and both share the ever-present guilt of being the first American-born members of th...
2022 Sundance Film Festival Review: ‘The Princess’ Treads Familiar Ground
Princess Diana's story is told exclusively through a contemporaneous archive creating a bold and immersive narrative of her life and death. It also illuminates how the public's attitude to the monar...
2022 Sundance Film Festival Review: ‘Fire of Love’ Showcases Beauty in the Pursuit of Knowledge
Intrepid scientists and lovers Katia and Maurice Krafft died in a volcanic explosion doing the very thing that brought them together: unraveling the mysteries of volcanoes by capturing the most expl...
TV Review: Harry Potter 20th Anniversary: Return to Hogwarts
Harry Potter 20th Anniversary: Return to Hogwarts is the type of TV special that you really only need to see once. It reunites Daniel Radcliffe, Rupert Grint, Emma Watson, Gary Oldman, Robbie Coltrane...
‘The United States of Insanity’ Review: Clowns Vs The Feds (No, Really)
Staci Layne Wilson reviews the compelling new music and civil liberties documentary, The United States of Insanity.
‘The Velvet Underground’ Review: Take the Trip Without a Map
The Velvet Underground explores the multiple threads that converged to bring together one of the most influential bands in rock and roll.
TIFF 2021 Review: Documentaries You Should Put on Your Radar
LV Taylor reviews some of the best documentaries from the 2021 Toronto International Film Festival.
TIFF 2021 Review: ‘Attica’ Presents an Unflinching Portrayal of Massacre
At the Toronto Film Festival, Alan French reviews "Attica," a new film from Stanley Nelson. "Attica" examines the famed riots from 1971, which led the deaths of more than 40 people.
Telluride 2021: ‘The Story of Looking’ Review – Ponders the Beauty of Sight
From the 2021 Telluride Film Festival, Alan French reviews "The Story of Looking" a documentary from Mark Cousins based on his 2017 book of the same name.