Movie Review: “Howl”
Even for those of us who are now well over 40, it’s a little hard…
Browsing: documentary films
Movie Review: “I’m Still Here”
The big buzz behind “I’m Still Here,” Casey Affleck’s documentary about the decision by his…
Movie Review: “Hearts of Darkness: A Filmmaker’s Apocalypse”
“My movie is not about Vietnam…my movie is Vietnam. It’s what it was really like.…
Movie Review: “Casino Jack and the United States of Money”
According to mega-documentarian muckraker Alex Gibney, power and money have become one and the same…
Movie Review: “Roman Polanski: Wanted and Desired”
“Nobody does it to you like Roman Polanski!” – Tagline for “The Tenant” To a…
Interview with Spike Lee
Spike Lee is a filmmaker with a formidable resume: “Do the Right Thing,” “She’s Gotta…
Movie Review: “Crumb”
“Weird sex. Obsession. Comic books.” That’s what the movie poster for “Crumb” said back when…
Movie Review: “Hugh Hefner: Playboy, Activist and Rebel”
Towards the end of “Hugh Hefner: Playboy, Activist and Rebel,” a fawning documentary about the…
Movie Review: “Grey Gardens” / “The Beale of Grey Gardens”
Mother and daughter Edith and “Edie” Beale first made headlines in the early ‘70s, when…
Movie Review: “Capitalism: A Love Story”
For someone who makes documentaries that are as scripted as most Hollywood productions, Michael Moore…