On January 1, 2014 the state of Colorado went ahead and legalized the sale of marijuana. We probably all assumed someone would make a documentary about it the following year. Sure enough, Mitch Dickman did exactly that and bit off a little more that he could chew.
Raiders! tells the story of three kids who decided to take up a video camera in 1982 and do a shot-for-shot remake of Raiders of the Lost Ark, a feat even more preposterous prior to the age of home video releases.
Live From New York! is the latest talking heads documentary to chronicle the remarkable history of the Saturday Night Live and it plays out pretty much as you’d expect.
Surely one of the most challenging entries in this year’s Hot Docs, Pervert Park dares to give a voice to and even strives to find empathy for a group of people who most viewers would rather pretend didn’t exist.
Sweet Micky For President is full of surprises. Mixing politics, music, and celebrity, it's one of those rare documentaries that is fun AND informative.
More than a usual rise/fall biography, What Happened, Miss Simone? dives deep into the artist’s life, examining with sometimes uncomfortable detail the swath that she created both in her personal and professional life.
Being Canadian follows Canuck comedy writer/ director Rob Cohen's quest across the country to find out what it really means to 'be Canadian'.
On Her Own is a thoughtful documentary about a woman struggling to keep her family and her farm.
Extra Terrestrials have landed. Well, not really. But for the sake argument, let’s say they have. What would we do? How would we react? More importantly, who would be writing the press release?
The Ross Brother’s Western provides deep insight in to the lives of these two remarkable individuals, as well as the community to which they belong.
Axiom Verge is the work of an auteur who wants you to remember what it's like to not have all the answers.
Arya returns! Braavos revealed! Jaime and Bronn start a buddy cop comedy! #PounceWatch2015! Watch our video recap of season 5 episode 2 - "The House of Black and White" - with contributors Elena and Peter.
True Story is a true crime tale that tries hard to illustrate its cinematic qualities and justify its existence, but miscast leads and a novice script fail to elevate it to anything worthy of praise.
The closing film of this year’s Cinéfranco festival is The Easy Way Out, a family drama based on a novel by Stephen McCauly and adapted for the screen by Brice Cauvin. The drama this family faces is not life and death situations, but mostly comes from the romantic entanglements of three sons and the ways in which their […]
Diana McCallum and Andrew Ivimey recap episode 18 of The Flash - "All Star Team Up" - in Dork Shelf's Fan v. Fan!
