The Dawn Wall (2018)
“Why are you doing this?” As the lesser known of last year’s rock-climbing docs, The Dawn Wall takes a drastically different approach compared to 2018’s Best Documentary Feature winner Free […]
Category Archives: Documentary
Free Solo (2018)
“There’s no margin for error.” A part of me almost wishes Free Solo didn’t exist. That this historic human feat dodged the media hoopla and the camera lights and relied on […]
Pick of the Litter (2018)
“You are the pick of the litter.” About as simplistic and easy as documentary features get, Pick of the Litter never does too much for its own good, instead focusing its […]
Maria by Callas (2018)
“One will find all of myself in there.” How had I never heard of Maria Callas until now? To not know her name is a criminal offense against the art […]
Three Identical Strangers (2018)
“There was nothing that could keep us apart.” With a title that’s an instant hook and a trailer that sells the mysterious goods, Three Identical Strangers will undoubtedly have certain crowds […]
Won’t You Be My Neighbor? (2018)
“If you really want to communicate, the most important thing is to listen.” I’ve long believed that, more often than not, the quietest person in the room tends to be […]
Andre the Giant (2018)
“A man who’s living in a world that’s not made for him.” There’s something to be said for the moniker by which we all recall the appropriately billed “8th Wonder […]
Jane (2017)
“I see no difference between helping a human and helping an animal.” In Jane, which is without a shadow of a doubt one of the most disarmingly beautiful documentaries I’ve had […]
The Top 50 Films of 2016
What a year for the movies. It seems like I’m always having to defend the integrity and the quality of what’s actually available out there to curious family members and […]
Dina (2017)
“That’s what friends are for; to help each other.” Dina Buno has never met a stranger. She chats with whomever happens to be sitting next to her on the bus, tries […]
