Last year, audiences got an up close and personal look into the life and work of Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsberg, with the acclaimed documentary RBG. (Actually, they got two looks, with […]
One of the very best reasons to make a documentary is to provide a glimpse into a lifestyle, culture or movement to which audiences might not otherwise be exposed. The more specific […]
People made a big deal about Marvel Studio’s 10-year anniversary recently, but another Disney imprint is also celebrating a decade of quality filmmaking this year. Granted, the stories that comprise the Disneynature […]
In Chicago’s crowded film festival scene, DOC10 has quickly positioned itself as a can’t-miss weekend of fact-based filmmaking. By focusing on just a handful of the most anticipated documentaries of the year, […]
At just an hour and 15 minutes long, The Gospel of Eureka manages to tell quite a story about a small town in Arkansas that celebrates pageantry and panache in equal measure. In […]
Coming on the heals of American Dharma, director Errol Morris’s documentary profile on political strategist Steve Bannon, it would seems strange that yet another Bannon doc is making its way to theaters. […]
Gene Siskel Film Center’s robust European Union Film Festival continues into its third week with ever more interesting offerings; it’s a credit to the jam-packed schedule that just as one impressive selection […]
One of the unquestionable documentary highlights of this year’s Sundance Film Festival was director Todd Douglas Miller’s (Dinosaur 13) latest, Apollo 11, a narration-free account of the NASA mission that finally landed […]
If you’re looking for a pick-me-up at the movies this weekend, checking out the Oscar Nominated Documentary Short Films may not be the way to go. A powerful, haunting slate of five […]
Hello, everyone. As is tradition in my life, I’m attending the Sundance Film Festival once again, and I’m on deck to see close to 30 movies in the week that I’m here […]
Following an attack by the Taliban while on her way to school, Malala Yousafzai became a global advocate for peace, equality and education. Her name is known around the world, thanks in no […]
Although the feature film Frank was only loosely based on a damaged musician who still managed to function with his band enough to make freaky, trippy music, the real life Frank Sidebottom’s (real […]
