We Were the Scenery (2025) Short Documentary Review: An Intimate Look Behind the Scenes of a Lauded War Classic
People tend to draw a line between what can be defined as fiction and what can be defined as non-fiction….
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Mr. Nobody Against Putin (2025) Documentary Review: A Heroic Act of Defying Propaganda on an Ethical Level
Vladimir Putin’s Russia has been a subject of interest for documentary filmmakers because of how secluded and enigmatic the largest…
Little, Big and Far (2025) ‘WIFF’ Documentary Review: An Obscure Yet Intriguing Meditation on Science, the Stars and Humanity.
A word of warning must be sounded before recommending “Little, Big, and Far” to anyone. This is an art film….
The Best of The Best – Jazz From Detroit (2025) Documentary Review: Bebop For The Soul
The early 1940s saw the rise of Bebop — or bop — characterized by a frenetic, experimental tempo and complex…
The American Southwest (2025) Documentary Review: Visually dazzling nature doc makes a case for preserving the Colorado River
The first thing you’d notice about veteran nature photographer and filmmaker Ben Masters’, “The American Southwest” is just how beautiful…
The New Yorker at 100 (2025) Documentary Review: An Intimate Portrait of a Century-Old Literary Giant
Go to any newspaper or magazine kiosk in a country, which is a staple of its reading community, and one…
The Lions by the River Tigris (2025) ‘DOC NYC’ Documentary Review: A Gloomy Yet Absorbing Portrait of People Restoring Pieces of Their Past
“The Lions by the River Tigris” (2025) invites us to a world that has usually been shown through a one-sided…
Ni-Naadamaadiz: Red Power Rising (2025) Documentary Review: A Riveting and Somber Look into the Systemic Issues Affecting Indigenous Communities in Canada
Shane Belcourt and Tanya Talaga’s documentary, “Ni-Naadamaadiz: Red Power Rising” (2025), takes us closer to understanding a revolutionary act of…
I’m Not Everything I Want to Be (2024) Documentary Review: A Photographer’s Eternal but Painful Quest for Self-discovery and Belonging
Klára Tasovská’s “I’m Not Everything I Want to Be” (Jeste nejsem, kým chci být, 2024) offers a searing account of…