More of a Comment, Really….: Jonas Akerlund and Mads Mikkelsen (POLAR); Director Jason Polevoi (F*** YOUR HAIR)
For the latest interview podcast, Clint talks to the filmmakers behind Netflix’s Polar, and the director of a local Chicago doc about a small local brewery’s efforts to fight the Trump agenda through beer. Welcome back to More of a Comment, Really…, a weekly interview show hosted by Clint Worthington! Every episode will feature interviews with actors, filmmakers, producers, and more, ... More of a Comment, Really….: Jonas Akerlund and Mads Mikkelsen (POLAR); Director Jason Polevoi (F*** YOUR HAIR)
Chef Flynn Review: A Teen Chef Serves Up Delicious Dishes
Cameron Yates’ foodie doc about a budding teen chef is a riveting look at how ambition knows no age, but its smaller scope stretches a bit to get to feature length. This piece was originally posted on Alcohollywood If you were to ask the average ten-year-old about the presentation of their food, they’d probably respond ... Chef Flynn Review: A Teen Chef Serves Up Delicious Dishes
The Price of Everything: Nathaniel Kahn on the Intersection Between Art and Commerce (Interview)
The documentarian talks about the relationship between art and money, the over-the-top personalities of high-powered art collectors, and what happens when artists have to commodify themselves. This piece was originally posted on Alcohollywood The world of contemporary art is a wild, wild thing – millionaires bidding incredible amounts of money to collect works from modern ... The Price of Everything: Nathaniel Kahn on the Intersection Between Art and Commerce (Interview)
CIFF Dispatch, Part 2: What They Had, Retablo, Maria By Callas, and More
This piece was originally posted on Alcohollywood The Chicago International Film Festival keeps chugging along this week, and so does our coverage. From upcoming big indie films to smaller local works, to foreign films that may never see mainstream distribution here, CIFF is a great time to stock up on works you may not get ... CIFF Dispatch, Part 2: What They Had, Retablo, Maria By Callas, and More
Mountain Blu-Ray Review: An Arresting Climbing Doc Gets Pristine Treatment
Jennifer Peedom’s intriguing blend of documentary filmmaking and classical music comes to home theaters courtesy of a stunning Blu-ray release. This piece was originally posted on Alcohollywood Jennifer Peedom’s essay film Mountain begins not with snow-capped summits or other skyward fantasias, but the tuning of an orchestra: instruments are assembled, the conductor readies his baton, ... Mountain Blu-Ray Review: An Arresting Climbing Doc Gets Pristine Treatment
3100: Run and Become’s Sanjay Rawal on Running as Prayer (Interview)
We sit down with the director of the upcoming long-distance running doc 3100: Run and Become to talk about the spirituality of running and their responsibilities toward the marginalized communities they highlight. This piece was originally posted on Alcohollywood The Self-Transcendence Race in New York City is a grueling, unrelenting 3,100-mile race held every year ... 3100: Run and Become’s Sanjay Rawal on Running as Prayer (Interview)
The Bleeding Edge Is a Rage-Inducing Exposé on the Medical Device Industry
Kirby Dick’s documentary on the evils of the medical device industry is a shocking call to action, stressing the need for regulation in a field that endangers people’s lives. This piece was originally posted on Alcohollywood I finished watching Kirby Dick’s newest documentary The Bleeding Edge about nine hours ago. Following the film I was ... The Bleeding Edge Is a Rage-Inducing Exposé on the Medical Device Industry
Review: Westwood Provides a Compelling Portrait of the Godmother of Punk
Showcasing her career from punk provocateur to a mainstay of English culture, Westwood is a love letter to one of fashion’s most iconic personalities This piece was originally posted on Alcohollywood Westwood: Punk, Icon, Activist details the creative passions of Vivienne Westwood, the English designer who helped catapult London’s punk aesthetic into the mainstream. While ... Review: Westwood Provides a Compelling Portrait of the Godmother of Punk
All the Queens Horses Interview: Kelly Richmond Pope on Rita Crundwell and Documentary as Education
This piece was originally posted on Alcohollywood (This review and interview originally ran as part of On Tap’s previous run as its own separate feed. We’re re-running it here in conjunction with All the Queen’s Horses’ release on Netflix.) This week for our On Tap minisode, Clint discusses the new indie doc from Kartemquin, All the ... All the Queens Horses Interview: Kelly Richmond Pope on Rita Crundwell and Documentary as Education
Won’t You Be My Neighbor? Review: A Beautiful Doc on the Life of Fred Rogers
Morgan Neville’s documentary about Fred Rogers is sweet, earnest, and filled with a wellspring of love for one of television’s kindest souls. This piece was originally posted on Alcohollywood Won’t You Be My Neighbor? succeeds in telling the story of one of the most beloved heroes of so many of our childhoods. But where it ... Won’t You Be My Neighbor? Review: A Beautiful Doc on the Life of Fred Rogers
That Summer Review: Illuminating New Areas of Grey Gardens
Cobbled from footage of a pre-Grey Gardens attempt to tell the tale of Big Edie and Little Edie, this documentary offers scintillating new footage of the Beales, but offers little new insight. This piece was originally posted on Alcohollywood Few things fire the imagination of a cinephiles quite like hearing that a film you love ... That Summer Review: Illuminating New Areas of Grey Gardens
Hitler’s Hollywood Review: Doc Explores Dark Periods of German Cinema History
Rudiger Suchsland’s second documentary on the cinema of Hitler’s Germany takes a fascinating, if surface-level, look at the ways entertainment gave rise to fascism. This piece was originally posted on Alcohollywood When people think of Nazi films, they probably think of the Third Reich’s propaganda films; Riefenstahl’s Triumph of the Will, or Fritz Hippler’s The ... Hitler’s Hollywood Review: Doc Explores Dark Periods of German Cinema History
Chicago Critics Film Festival 2018: Capsule Reviews (Part 2)
Part two of our coverage of the Chicago Critics Film Festival features reviews for films about unwitting superheroes and a documentary about a girl’s tragic kidnapping. This piece was originally posted on Alcohollywood FAST COLOR (dir. Julia Hart) With superhero fatigue setting in, big studios could stand to learn a lot from Fast Color, a ... Chicago Critics Film Festival 2018: Capsule Reviews (Part 2)
RBG Review: A Comprehensive Portrait of American Law’s Great Dissenter
CNN Films’ documentary about the feminist pioneer (and progressive meme) is a straightforward but comprehensive overview of the iconic lawmaker’s life of women’s rights activism. This piece was originally posted on Alcohollywood At eighty-four years of age, Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg shows no signs of stopping or slowing down: she works out with ... RBG Review: A Comprehensive Portrait of American Law’s Great Dissenter