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 […]
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, […]
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. […]
Over her 25-plus years as a filmmaker and photographer, Lauren Greenfield has returned to the themes of wealth culture, economic disparity, the life of children of wealthy families, eating disorders, […]
It seems as if we’re getting a documentary related to the fashion world about once every other week these days. The truth is, I’m truly enjoying the immersion into a […]
Finally August. Summer is winding down and we’re one month closer to the best time of year: Fall Movie Season. As we await the awards bait and end-of-year blockbusters, there’s […]
It seems like it has been a while since a really effective documentary has struck fear in me for the future of our country on an issue that, on the […]
Eugene Jarecki is a documentary filmmaker who’s never been afraid to go there, to ask the hard questions and investigate from every angle. His 2005 film Why We Fight, about America’s seemingly insatiable need […]
While there have certainly been previous documentaries about the various foods we consume in mass quantities as Americans, Eating Animals is perhaps the most comprehensive on the subject of factory […]
Art house theaters of late seem to be swarming with fashion documentaries, but none of them are about someone quite as interesting as Vivienne Westwood, the woman who helped create […]
For a brief time in 1980, the three most talked about people in New York City (and the country) were Bobby Shafran, Eddy Galland, and David Kellman. They were all […]
Documentary filmmaker Lisa Immordino Vreeland has made two films—Diana Vreeland: The Eye Has to Travel, about the legendary fashion editor of Harpers Bazaar who also happens to be her grandmother-in-law; […]