The title of a film is often the audience’s first point of contact with its subject. In that sense, “14th,”…
Browsing: Documentary
The focused argument of “Black Zombie” is much deeper than the history of horror movies. At first, the documentary may…
“The Nightmare†is a horror vehicle with an interesting and unique format. Debuting at the 2015 Sundance Film Festival, it…
Maybe it has something to do with the long takes, or the stretches of silence that Èlia Gasull Balada and…
Australian documentarian Alison Ellwood masters the artistic side of storytelling with the 2020 piece “Laurel Canyon.†Ellwood directed the two-part…
Twenty-six years ago, one of the most controversial and high-risk television series debuted: “Jackass.” This show, created by Jeff Tremaine,…
If you’re going to title your film “mother, you have not died yet. but you will. and when you do,…
The first thing we see in “Bob and David Climb Machu Picchu” is Bob Odenkirk and David Cross facing each…
“I chose my name because keys open doors,†Alicia Keys says in voiceover early in “Alicia Keys: Girl From Hell’s…
Before “Ceremony” becomes a film about loss, it first teaches us how to listen. We hear rushing water, birds, Nuxalk…