All posts tagged "Documentary"
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MARIA BY CALLAS – Review
In many ways, American-born soprano Maria Callas’ life was operatic, with plenty of triumph and tragedy. Early in...
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FREE SOLO – Review
Climbing a sheer mountain face is scary enough, but imagine doing it without even a rope. FREE SOLO...
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SCIENCE FAIR – Review
SCIENCE FAIR is a crowd-pleasing, entertaining look at a group of high schoolers competing for the top prize...
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MATANGI / MAYA / M.I.A. – Review
She’s the rapper that flipped off the camera at the Super Bowl. She’s the political activist that is...
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LOVE, GILDA – Review
With the year’s end “light at the end of the tunnel” in sight, 2018’s parade of distinguished feature...
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SWIMMING TO FERGUSON – Review
If Henry Biggs were really swimming to Ferguson, he would have started in the Mississippi and made his...
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AMERICAN CHAOS – Review
As someone who grew up in Chicago, filmmaker James D. Stern was puzzled by the rise of Donald...
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SCOTTY AND THE SECRET HISTORY OF HOLLYWOOD – Review
As the Summer cinema season gives way to the Fall, yet another compelling feature documentary joins a most...
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DARK MONEY – Review
Director Kimberly Reed’s documentary DARK MONEY is a cautionary tale on the risks to a democratic republic from...
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GENERATION WEALTH – Review
GENERATION WEALTH sounds like it’s about income inequality and the One Percent, but it is not. While Lauren...
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MCQUEEN – Review
For a documentary titled MCQUEEN, a question quickly springs to mind: which one? Steve McQueen, the iconic actor?...
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FAR FROM THE TREE – Review
As the Summer movie season winds down, one type of film not usually known for hitting theatres this...
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EATING ANIMALS – Review
EATING ANIMALS has its title slightly wrong. The documentary should have been called “Factory Farming Animals,” because that...
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THREE IDENTICAL STRANGERS – Review
Okay, this is a tad unusual for the frothy, escapist entertainment of Summer. After just a week, it’s...
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WHITNEY – Review
In a Summer of superheroes and rampaging dinosaurs, a documentary has somehow broken through the noise. The Fall...
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MOUNTAIN – Review
Director Jennifer Peedom’s documentary is a big screen film that must be seen in a theater, preferable on...
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SAMMY DAVIS JR.: I’VE GOTTA BE ME – JFF 2018 Review
St. Louis Jewish Film Festival Sunday, June 3, 2018 at 7pm USA • English Director: Sam Pollard Documentary:...
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RBG – Review
RBG is a delightful, inspiring documentary on the Notorious RBG, Ruth Bader Ginsberg, giving us the backstory the...
