Reas (2024) ‘Berlinale’ Documentary Review: Lola Arias’s Film Sings Wrenchingly
Premiering at the Berlinale in the Forum section, Lola Arias’s film, Reas, takes us inside a prison in Buenos Aires…
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Einstein and the Bomb (2023) Documentary Review: Mixed Media Documentary Falters Heavily due to Low-Budget Reenactment
Einstein and the Bomb (2023) Documentary Review: The release of Christopher Nolan’s “Oppenheimer” was a clarion call for viewers as…
Avant-Drag! (2024) ‘IFFR’ Documentary Review: In Athens, Glitter is Witty, Sticky, and Incessant
Avant-Drag! (2024) ‘IFFR’ Movie Review: When Samuel Smiles advocated that the progressive development of society relies on the independence of…
Three Promises (2024) ‘DocPoint Film Festival’ Documentary Review – Piercingly Vital Act of Remembrance
There’s no end to the horrors shown in Yousef Srouji’s documentary, Three Promises. The mind-numbing barbarity that besieges every family…
Celine Dion’s Documentary Offers a Raw, Intimate Portrayal of a Pivotal Phase in the Artist’s Life
Celine Dion’s Documentary: When an artist gains fans and followers, it becomes their responsibility to hold on to their confidence…
In A Dissent Manner (2023) Documentary Review: A Hard-Hitting Display of Student Protests and State Brutality
At the very outset of Ehraz Zaman’s documentary, “In A Dissent Manner,” we are treated to an aerial perspective capturing…
Dario Argento Panico (2024) Documentary Review – Flawed Overview of One of the Great Horror Auteurs Despite an Interesting Exploration of His Later-Era Works
Simone Scafidi, the director of “Dario Argento Panico,” is like a little child who has grown up with the films…
The Greatest Night in Pop (2024) ‘Sundance’ Documentary Review – Capturing the Greatest Night in Pop Music with a Vibrant and Frothy Gaze
On the night of January 28, 1985, A&M Studios in Los Angeles became the playing ground of some of the…
Earth Mama (2023) Movie Review: Touching and Emotive Drama Disguised through a Documentary Aesthetic
“Earth Mama” tells the dishearteningly harrowing story of Gia, a pregnant single mother embroiled in a struggle to reclaim her…