G Categories Reviews TV May 16, 2022 George Carlin’s American Dream is a bittersweet look at the comic legend HBO presents a detailed, unexpectedly moving documentary on the life & times of George Carlin, comedian, wordsmith, & cynical optimist
W Categories Reviews TV April 25, 2022 We Own This City paints chilling portrait of police run amok Simon and Pelecanos' return to Baltimore is a clear-eyed look at pervasive police corruption.
T Categories Movies Reviews April 8, 2022 Tony Hawk: Until the Wheels Fall Off treats its subject as a bruised enigma Various talking heads have more to say about the legendary skateboarder than he does in Sam Jones’ otherwise well-made documentary
S Categories Festivals Movies Reviews SXSW 2022 March 17, 2022 SXSW 2022: Diamond Hands isn’t rich with insight, but flush in entertainment The GameStonks debacle is competently, but not distinctively, chronicled in this documentary
S Categories Festivals Movies Sundance 2022 January 21, 2022 Sundance 2022: Nothing Compares examines Sinead O’Connor’s legacy Kathryn Ferguson presents the fiery singer as bruised and battered, but not unbowed.
W Categories Movies Reviews January 15, 2022 Who We Are is an expansive yet intimate look at uniquely American horrors This documentary is no easy watch, but it does prove to be a stirring and necessary one.
T Categories Movies Reviews October 14, 2021 The Velvet Underground gets the trippy, immersive treatment it deserves Todd Haynes directs a dazzling documentary about the seminal 60s art-rock band.
V Categories Movies Reviews August 9, 2021 Val is a sweet look at the life & career of Val Kilmer The once-difficult actor reflects on 40 years of show business with insight & tenderness.
E Categories Movies Reviews July 30, 2021 Enemies of the State trudges through murky territory to a half-conclusion The seeds of an interesting story are planted in Sonia Kennebeck's documentary about the paranoia and espionage surrounding a child pornography trial.
R Categories Movies Reviews July 14, 2021 Roadrunner is a loving and sobering tribute to Anthony Bourdain Morgan Neville directs a brutally honest documentary about the chef/author/travel show host whose enviable life masked inner torment.
