Death & Taxes: A story of a father and son
As I write this review, the US Senate is debating a massive tax and spending bill that holds great...
Tag: documentary
Endless Cookie: Family Stories as Cinema
Endless Cookie traces a long period of time where animator Seth Scriver attempts to make an...
HotDocs ’25: Shamed
Shamed looks as neutrally as possible on the effects of Jason Nassr and what he has done in his...
HotDocs ’25: Citizen Minutes
In a lot of ways, Citizen Minutes continues to be a fascinating project. Now in its third season,...
HotDocs ’25: Yalla Parkour
An intimate epic of sorts, Yalla Parkour covers seven years of footage and time and is told from...
HotDocs ’25: #skoden
Directed by Damien Eagle Bear, #skoden tells the story of Pernell Bad Arm, a homeless man from...
Light & Magic S2: ILM takes us into the Digital Horizon
Do you believe in magic? Once again, the return of Light & Magic wants to remind us that the...
Pets: Bryce Dallas Howard’s new doc is fur-ever adorable
When you really put it into perspective, owning a pet really is an odd hobby. Bringing a live...
One to One: John & Yoko’s Sam Rice-Edwards talks about revolutionary artists
In ONE TO ONE: JOHN & YOKO, co-director Sam Rice-Edwards creates a portrait of the iconic...
One to One: John and Yoko – Stunning doc shows the spirit of Lennon and Ono’s revolution
Everyone knows that John Lennon and Yoko Ono wanted a revolution. Now, in the new documentary, One...
Art for Everybody: Warm cottages hid darkness
Thomas Kinkade sold more paintings than any painter ever. He found his niche and mass marketed his...
Some Slamdance 2025 Docs
I’ve previously noted the award winning docs at Slamdance, but I saw other interesting documentaries as part of the festival. Let’s look at some. 40 Watts from Nowhere, directed by Sue Carpenter, is a look back at a pirate radio...
UnBroken: Seven siblings survive the Holocaust
There are millions of untold stories from the Holocaust. There are also millions of stories of...