Tag: documentary
New York 2026 Review: NAZA, AI-Assisted Genocide
Yuval Abraham and Rachel Szor directed the documentary. Once we delegate our moral obligation to AI, we've already lost whatever we are fighting for.
Toronto 2026 Review: UNION TOWN, The Power Divide Is Real
With Union Town, master documentarian Barbara Kopple completes a trilogy she began with the Oscar winning documentaries Harlan County, U.S.A. (1976) and American Dream (1990). From the coal mines of Kentucky to the factories of the Midwest, Kopple shifts her focus to New York...
THE HISTORY OF CONCRETE Review: Nothing Is Permanent
John Wilson's documentary is illuminating, fascinating, hilarious, and poignant.
BLACK ZOMBIE Review: Engaging, Insightful Work of Cultural Criticism
If Xavier Burgin's Horror Noire: A History of Black Horror is the equivalent of a survey course you might take freshman year at college, Maya Annik Bedward's Black Zombie is the kind of class you take junior year that makes...
Teaser Trailer: THE HISTORY OF CONCRETE
The History Of Concrete is one of the all time great 'internet rabbit holes' (see also: David Farrier's Tickled) turned into a documentary feature. After dealing with the headache of a leak in the ground floor of his apartment building,...
Friday One Sheet: BRUNELLO
Books, Books, Books! The beige and paper tones of the poster for Brunello, the latest film from Giuseppe Tornatore are something to get lost in. The sheer volume of this poster is impressive in and of itself. A hybrid documentary...
CRUEL STORY OF YOUTH 4K Review: Anger and Desire in Post-War Japan
In western cinema, the 1950s and 1960s are often portrayed as a time of youth in revolt: the birth of a teenager as a particular cultural and social entity, and with it, the problems of education, social life, work, and...
Opening This Week: THE ODYSSEY, STEAL AWAY, TAKE CARE OF MY CAT
Plus: 'The Kidnapping of Arabella' and '40 Watts From Nowhere.'
THE SEOUL GUARDIANS Review: Fighting for Democracy in South Korea
Late at night on December 3, 2024, President Yoon Suk Yeol of South Korea declared martial law, staging a coup that threatened the country's government. The only way to reverse the declaration was for politicians to vote against it at...
Chattanooga 2026 Review: AMERICAN THEATER, Hilarious and Disturbing Look at America's Far Right Culture
There's a moment in American Theater where the gathered group of (mostly) self-described "cancelled" performers and crew discuss Mike Pence and how he isn't actually hateful towards gay people. Brian Clowdus, the gay leader of the troupe and creator of...
Tribeca 2026 Review: COLORS OF WHITE ROCK Documents Struggles of Mongolian Truck Driver
Khoroldorj Choijoovanchig directed the documentary.
BRING ME THE BEAUTIES: A MODEL CULT Review: Deceptive Powers
Amidst the glitz and glamour of New York in the 1980s, a group of beautiful young professionals emerged, under the sway of a charismatic leader.
Criterion in August 2026: COUP DE TORCHON, LITTLE ODESSA, SAFE
Plus two documentaries by Barbara Kopple, and five by Kazuo Hara and Sachiko Kobayashi.
BEEN HERE STAY HERE Review: Climate Change in the Chesapeake
An impressionistic documentary centered around Tangier, an island in the Chesapeake Bay, Been Here Stay Here has big ambitions that aren't always met. With a population of 400, Tangier has a struggling economy closely tied to the climate. One resident...
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IN SEARCH OF NOSFERATU: Patton Oswalt Joins New Doc From Alexandre O. Philippe
An obsessive filmmaker and a sensorially gifted archivist who can "hear" silent films
search the world for surviving copies of NOSFERATU to reassemble and reinvent F.W.
Murnau's vampire classic from a multiplicity of decayed versions.
THE PYTHON HUNT Review: Gorgeous, Moving, and Incisive Documentary
It's almost hard to pin down exactly why Xander Robin's The Python Hunt feels so special. The ensemble documentary with stunning cinematography that draws the audience in with one thing and delivers an unexpected lesson by the end follows in...
First Look 2026 Review: IT GOES THAT QUICK, A Home Movie That Goes Beyond
It's sort of a continuation of a home movie. But categorizing the film as either a documentary or a narrative would be doing the film a disservice.
Opening This Week: THE SHEEP DETECTIVES Investigate, COUPLES WEEKEND Argues, SILENT FRIEND Enchants
Plus: 'The Python Hunt,' 'Neglected.'
OUR LAND Review: Two Competing Narratives
Lucrecia Martel shines a light on the daily struggles of Argentina's indigenous population.
