Film, Film & TV, Review

Review: Brisk Kusama: Infinity Gives An Unsung Artist Her Due

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It would seem almost impossible to tell the story of world’s most successful living artist and the top-selling female artist in history in roughly 80 minutes, but the new documentary […]

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Review: Science Fair Highlights Brightest Young Minds and One Fierce Competition

Science Fair

In a time when the importance and benefits of science are questioned and denied at an alarming pace, the superb documentary Science Fair reminds us that each new generation of […]

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Review: Rodents of Unusual Size Is Part Cautionary Tale, Part Folksy Yarn

Rodents of Unusual Size

Welcome to a nature documentary that may test the limits for even the most devoted animal lover. It may not be exactly accurate to call Rodents of Unusual Size a […]

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Review: Endlessly Entertaining, Make Time for Tea with the Dames

Tea With Dames

I’m sure I will see better, more elaborately structured and edited documentaries this year than director Roger Michell’s (Notting Hill, My Cousin Rachel) Tea with the Dames, but I doubt […]

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Review: How Puppies Become Guide Dogs In Wonderfully Warm-Hearted Pick Of The Litter

Pick of the Litter

If the woes of the world have you feeling down, I suggest sneaking away for an hour and a half this weekend to treat yourself to Pick of the Litter, easily […]

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Review: 3100: Run and Become Intrigues More Than It Inspires

3100

It’s easy to be impressed by someone who completes, or even runs, a traditional marathon. Now try to imagine running one that is 3,100 miles long and takes more than […]

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Review: A Comedian Gone Too Soon Remembered Fondly in Love, Gilda

Love Gilda

Love, Gilda, a documentary about the life and way-too-early death of “Saturday Night Live” cast member Gilda Radner, is almost too easy a subject to make a film about. Naturally, anyone with an […]

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Review: Michael Moore Explores the Path to Trump in Fahrenheit 11/9

Farhenheit 11/9

The latest from documentary filmmaker Michael Moore, Fahrenheit 11/9 (the date refers to the day in 2016 when we all learned that Donald Trump would be America’s next president and […]

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Review: Minding the Gap Is One of the Finest Documentaries of the Year

Minding the Gap

One of the most impressive feature debuts I’ve seen in quite some time is Bing Liu’s documentary Minding the Gap, about three boys growing up in Rockford, Illinois, and bonding […]

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Review: An Athlete at the Top of His Game in John McEnroe: In The Realm of Perfection

mcenroe realm of perfection

There’s a moment in the footage presented in the documentary John McEnroe: In The Realm Of Perfection in which McEnroe dives for a ball he knows he has no chance […]

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Review: Far From the Tree Explores the Struggles and Triumphs of Being Different

far from the tree

At first, it may be difficult to figure out what the common threads are in the various family stories being laid out in the new documentary Far From the Tree, […]

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Review: Scotty and the Secret History of Hollywood Has Plenty of Sex—And Heart

Scotty

I’ll fully admit, I’m not someone who dabbles even a little bit in Hollywood gossip. If I hear two celebrities are dating, I think “Good for them,” and move on. […]

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