Get Back Review: Peter Jackson’s epic, repetitive, indulgent, mighty, definitive Beatles doc
Five decades in the making, Beatle's doc Get Back is the result of Peter Jackson wrestling with 60 hours of film and 150 hours of audio.
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CUFF.Docs Documentary Film Festival Announces 2021 Lineup
CUFF.Docs Documentary Film Festival’s 2021 lineup includes 19 features and 20 shorts.
Rendezvous with Madness 2021: North By Current Review
The push for reform within the criminal justice system is often discussed from an inner-city perspective in the media. What is not mentioned is that misuse of power in policing and the courts has a great impact on those in rural communities as well. Returning to his hometown of Grayling, Michigan, director Angelo Madsen Minax […]
Interview: Last of the Right Whales Director Nadine Pequeneza
That Shelf speaks with director and producer Nadine Pequeneza about her new documentary, Last of the Right Whales, and the power of films in raising awareness.
The Criterion Shelf: New York Stories
From The Crowd to Margaret, a look at the good apples and bad apples in Criterion Channel's New York Stories collection.
TIFF 2021: Becoming Cousteau Review
In Becoming Cousteau, director Liz Garbus ably demonstrates what made the Captain of the Calypso one of the 20th century’s most inspirational ecological voices.
TIFF 2021: Beba Review
A real standout in this year’s TIFF Docs section, Rebeca Huntt’s Beba is a film that defies categorization.
TIFF 2021: Charlotte Review
Animated Canadian co-pro Charlotte harnesses the late artist's aesthetic while paying tribute to her life and work.
TIFF 2021: Comala Review
In putting together the puzzle pieces of his estranged father’s life, Gian Cassini effectively documents the ways in which familial ties are often messy.
TIFF 2021: Listening To Kenny G Review
Penny Lane’s film takes an oft-light-hearted look at Kenny G and his polarizing saxophone while asking the broader question of “what makes music good?”
TIFF 2021: Hold Your Fire Review
Hold Your Fire is a powerful indictment of a police culture in need of change, one that frequently choose bullets over de-escalation and discourse.
TIFF 2021: Attica Review
In a time when racism and policing is under a larger microscope, Attica is one the year’s must-see films.
Cannes 2021: JFK Revisited Review
We let the conspiracies fly in this review of Oliver Stone's JFK Revisited: Through the Looking Glass.
The Loneliest Whale: The Search for 52 Review
Joshua Zeman proves it’s truly the journey that matters and his documentary, The Loneliest Whale, is one journey well worth undertaking.
Basement Tapes: The Music of “Summer of Soul”
With dozens of featured acts to explore, rediscover, and fall in love with, here's a primer on the artists featured in "the best film of the year," Questlove's bold, brilliant “Summer of Soul.”
