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 […]
Review: The Good Work of the Devil in Hail Satan?
Review: Impressive Footage Chronicles Daily Life in Disneynature’s Penguins
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 […]
Preview: In Its Fourth Year, DOC10 Presents a Can’t Miss Weekend of Films
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, […]
Review: The Gospel of Eureka Provides a Welcome Lesson in Community
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 […]
Review: A Fascinating, Frustrating Portrait of Politics in The Brink
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. […]
Siskel Film Center’s EUFF Week 3: Compelling Stories Keep the Schedule Fresh
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 […]
Review: Restored Footage and Intimacy Bring Apollo 11 Mission To Life
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 […]
Review: Harrowing, Heartfelt Stories in the Short Docs Up for Oscar
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 […]
Dispatch: Sundance Film Festival Day One—An Anticipated Adaptation and Gibney’s Latest Documentary
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 […]
Review: A Young Woman Rises to the Occasion in Powerful On Her Shoulders
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 […]
Review: Being Frank Gives a Misunderstood, Under-Appreciated Genius His Due
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 […]
Review: Compassion for Companionship in Silicone Soul
To make a film that examines people who have turned silicone companionship into an actual loving relationship seems almost too easy as a way to mock and belittle those who have chosen […]
