A critical look at this year’s Oscar-nominated documentary shorts.
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Film Review: “Satan & Adam” — The Story of a Dynamic Blues Duo
Following the stories of these unique, gifted, and sadly overlooked individuals can be as gripping as the music they made together.
Film Review: “Linda Ronstadt: The Sound of My Voice”
Linda Ronstadt was every young female singer’s aspirational goddess: if you could nail “You’re No Good” or “Blue Bayou” in the car or the shower, you had practiced a lot.
Streaming Docs: “Jawline” — The Delusion-Soaked World of Teen Internet Influencers
A Screenager Star is Born?
Film Remembrance: D. A. Pennebaker — Documentarian Extraordinaire
D. A. Pennebaker was inventive, dogged, and had the ability to win people’s trust.
Film Review: “The Raft” — An Illuminating Voyage
What happens when a dubious scientific experiment yields unexpected results?
Film Review: “Hail Satan?” — Fighting Evil
These satanists are far less concerned with organizing decadent ceremonies (though there is a fair bit of that, and it’s thrilling to behold) than they are with exposing corruption and hypocrisy.
Film Feature: STREAMING DOCS — Spring 2019
What are the best new documentaries available on digital platforms? Read on.
Film Interview: Syrian Filmmaker Talal Derki on his Oscar-Nominated Documentary — Separating Delusions from Mythology
Syrian-Kurdish filmmaker Talal Derki on love and hate in his homeland and the “schizophrenia” of being an Oscar nominee.
WATCH CLOSELY: “Horror Noire” — A Canonical Documentary
The film assembles an eclectic and impressive crew of actors, writers, directors and scholars to explore the representation of black characters and culture in (mostly) American horror cinema.