documentary
Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour (2023) Review
‘Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour’ set box office records, and it is a theater-worthy experience. Swift uses the film to construct her artistic image and narrative. Review by Jacob Davis.
Read MoreThe Martha Mitchell Effect (2022) Short Film Review
Have you ever heard of the Martha Mitchell Effect? You probably should have. Diane Alvergue and Debra McClutchy tell the story behind the term. Review by Joseph Wade.
Read MoreHaulout (2022) Short Film Review
‘Haulout’, the short film about a unique natural event, must be seen as the extraordinary documentary of the Oscars’ Documentary Short Subject category in 2023. Review by Joseph Wade.
Read MoreVitaly Mansky’s Two Gorbachevs
Vitaly Mansky used Hollywood’s reboot formula to delve into the mind and legacy of Mikhail Gorbachev, the final Soviet leader, across two distinct eras. Essay by Ben Stoll.
Read MoreSediments (2021) Review – BFI Flare
Writer-director Adrián Silvestre is a fly on the wall to document a group of trans women discussing their transitions in ‘Sediments’ (2022). Sam Sewell-Peterson reviews.
Read MoreLong Live My Happy Head (2022) Review – BFI Flare
‘Long Live My Happy Head’ (2022) is a wonderful new documentary from Will Hewitt and Austen McCowan exploring impending death through art. Review by Sam Sewell-Peterson.
Read MoreFlee (2022) Review
Riz Ahmed and Nikolaj Coster-Waldau bring ‘Flee’ to the big screen, an animated docudrama about an Afghan asylum seeker that is nominated for 3 Oscars. Review by Joseph Wade.
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Delphine’s Prayers (2021) Open City Documentary Festival Review
‘Delphine’s Prayers’ (2021), from well regarded documentarian Rosine Mbakam, serves as a memoir by its subject, a Belgian immigrant with a traumatic, perspective-shifting story. Sam Sewell-Peterson reviews.
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