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Film Review: The Documentary “The Will to See” — Muckraking, Fierce and Absorbing

Again and again, we are taken in The Will to See to places where regular reporters never venture, and certainly not filmgoers.

By: Gerald Peary Filed Under: Featured, Film, Review Tagged: Dispatches from a World of Misery and Hope, documentary, Gerald Peary, The Will to See

Filmmaker Interview: Arlington’s Eric Stange on his Documentary “Pony Boys”

This is a delightful and moving tale that provides a much-needed bit of relief from the chaotic world we are currently navigating. Back before there was iPhones and social media, two little boys took off on an unlikely adventure that changed their lives.

By: Glenn Rifkin Filed Under: Featured, Film, Interview Tagged: " Eric Stange, documentary, documentary short, Expo 67, Jeff Whittemore, New England, Pony Boys

Film Review: “Vinyl Nation” — A Visit to Vinyl Heaven

“Every record can have its own unique sound, depending on who has owned it, who’s touched it, where it’s been. That’s really important to me.” This movie makes you realize that these things should be important to you, too.

By: Allen Michie Filed Under: Featured, Film, Review Tagged: Allen Michie, Amoeba Music, Chulita Vinyl Club, documentary, Vinyl Nation, Vinyl Records

Film Review: “Ronnie’s” — The Story of a World-Famous London Jazz Club

Mel Brooks called Ronnie Scott’s Jazz Club “a little nest of happiness. All our recent wounds are healed there.”

By: Daniel Gewertz Filed Under: Featured, Film, Review Tagged: Daniel Gewertz, documentary, Jazz, Oliver Murray, Ronnie's

Film Review: “Kurt Vonnegut: Unstuck in Time” — Satiric Fury, with a Dry Midwestern Chuckle

The documentary supplies plenty of deserved admiration for its haggard but gentle subject, but it doesn’t tell us enough about the enduring value of Kurt Vonnegut’s writing.

By: Matt Hanson Filed Under: Featured, Film, Review Tagged: documentary, Kurt Vonnegut: Unstuck in Time, Matt Hanson

Film Review: “Joy Ride” – (Double the fun)

Bobcat Goldthwait and Dana Gould almost died for their comedy; then they hit the road to get laughs about it.

By: Ed Symkus Filed Under: Featured, Film, Review Tagged: Bobcat Goldthwait, comedy, Dana Gould, documentary, Ed Symkus, Joy Ride

Short Fuse Podcast #45: Lynne Sachs’s “Film About a Father Who”

A conversation with acclaimed filmmaker, poet, and educator Lynne Sachs about her work, particularly 2020’s Film About a Father Who.

By: Elizabeth Howard Filed Under: Featured, Film, Interview, Podcast Tagged: documentary, Film About a Father Who, Lynne Sachs, The Criterion Channel

Film Review: “Five Years North” — A Heart-Wrenching Look at Our Nation’s Twisted Immigration System

Told with just the right amount of empathy, Five Years North offers an illuminating, and much needed, look at immigration in America.

By: Sarah Osman Filed Under: Featured, Film, Review Tagged: Chris Temple, documentary, Five Years North, immigration, Sarah Osman, Zach Ingrasci.

Film Review: “Algren” – (First-rate writer from the Second City)

Once celebrated, but now largely forgotten, novelist and short story writer Nelson Algren deserves the attention given to him in a wide-ranging documentary.

By: Ed Symkus Filed Under: Featured, Film, Review Tagged: “Algren”, documentary, Michael Caplan, Nelson Algren, The Man With the Golden Arm

Film Review: “Bob Ross: Happy Accidents, Betrayal & Greed” — (Painting by Plunders)

Television artist Bob Ross just wanted to share his love of painting with viewers. His business partners had other ideas.

By: Ed Symkus Filed Under: Featured, Review, Television, Visual Arts Tagged: Bob ross, Bob Ross: Happy Accidents, documentary, Netflix

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