Renaissance: A Film by Beyoncé takes us onstage and behind the scenes of her record-breaking tour with intimate vignettes that uncover how the show and album came together. Continue reading ‘Renaissance: A Film by Beyoncé’ is a shimmering documentary stunner | review
Flee follows an Afghan refugee's journey with his family to find safety in Europe. Years later he recounts the story to a friend who documents the story through animation. Flee is a great argument for animation's place in documentary filmmaking. Though we've seen refugee stories before, this one is specific and intimate. Filled with nuances…
Alone Together follows musician Charli XCX as she writes and records her album how i'm feeling now while under lockdown during the coronavirus pandemic While working through the writing, producing, and release of her album how I'm feeling now, Charli XCX explores creativity, self-doubt, and connection in the age of the pandemic to great and…
WeWork: Or the Making and Breaking of a $47 Billion Unicorn is a step by step telling of how Adam Neumann founded a company so big it was bound to fail While the rise and fall of WeWork is an interesting enough fable to fuel Hulu's WeWork: Or the Making and Breaking of a $47…
In Netflix's Dick Johnson is Dead, cameraperson Kirsten Johnson stages various enactments of her father's death as he suffers from dementia. Dick Johnson is Dead is a fascinating and extremely personal exercise in experimental documentary filmmaking that will have you laughing until you cry and crying until you laugh. It is a film unabashedly about…
Apollo 11 assembles incredible unseen footage — from Earth and into space — of the mission to put man on the moon. 30-second review: It's almost unbelievable that Apollo 11 is made solely of archive footage. Every shot and camera move feels so intentional. It's been 25 years since Hoop Dreams became the first and only documentary to be nominated…
Rachel Mason documents the story of the gay adult bookstore run by her elderly Jewish parents in Circus of Books Quick review: Where the Circus of Books lacks focus, it makes up for in pure heart and a touching personal story that gives hope to a community. It will be available on Netflix on April…
Our Time Machine is a funny and moving documentary about an artist's attempt to cope with his father's illness by literally and metaphorically creating a time machine. Directed by Yang Sun & S. Leo Chiang Written by S. Leo Chiang & Bob Lee Synopsis When artist Maleonn realizes that his father suffers from Alzheimer’s disease, he creates “Papa’s…
The Last Resort explores 1970s Miami Beach, when it was a mecca for Jewish retirees, through the photographs of Andy Sweet. Before becoming the Miami Beach we all know, where Spring Breakers lost their inhibitions and where gay men found paradise in the 90s, the town was a mecca for senior citizens, predominantly Jewish, who…
Science Fair documents the profound and entertaining journey of nine students competing against 1,700 of the world's brightest young minds This is not your typical science fair. Directors Cristina Costantini and Darren Foster's film about the classic school tradition have young high school students with foam poster board talking about their projects. But instead of papier-mâché volcano's and…
