Help fund Gore Vidal: The United States of Amnesia
I really enjoyed the documentary Gore Vidal: The United States of Amnesia, a fine portrait of one of the last great public intellectuals ...
Tag: Documentary
Tribeca doc Oxyana causes controversy in West Virginia
Alec and I didn’t like the drug addiction documentary Oxyana at this year’s Tribeca Film Festival. Apparently we’re not alone. A number of ...
Reviews
Tribeca Capsule Review: Powerless
At the beginning of the documentary Powerless, we’re told that 1.5 billion people in the world live without electricity, and that 400 million of ...
Reviews
Tribeca Capsule Review: Richard Pryor: Omit the Logic
Richard Pryor is one of the best stand-up comedians of all time. Whether it’s an album like That N***er’s Crazy or the Live ...
Tribeca Interview: Bending Steel, Part 1
The documentary Bending Steel was my favorite movie at the Tribeca Film Festival. It follows Chris “Wonder” Schoeck in his quest to become ...
Tribeca Interview: Bending Steel, Part 2
Here’s the second part of our interview with the team behind Bending Steel: director Dave Carroll, director of photography/producer Ryan Scafuro, and Chris ...
Reviews
Review: The Trials of Muhammad Ali
I remember talking to a friend of mine about Muhammad Ali once, and he mentioned the nuttiness of the Ernie Terrell fight in ...
Trailers
Trailer: A Band Called Death
“Before there was punk, there was a band called Death.” Death is a band that’s now referred to as protopunk, basically meaning they ...
Reviews
Tribeca Review: Tricked
Paul Verhoeven is due for a comeback in the United States. He mentioned at the Tribeca Film Festival earlier in the week that ...
Reviews
Tribeca Capsule Review: The Project
At the end of The Project we’re shown events that happened in March 2013 involving the Puntland Maritime Police Force (PMPF). There’s a ...
Tribeca Interview: The makers of Lil Bub & Friendz
Juliette Eisner and Andy Capper delve into the odd and adorable world of cat memes in their film Lil Bub & Friendz. The documentary ...
Trailers
Trailer: Dirty Wars
Dirty Wars is a Sundance selected documentary by director Richard Rowley which seeks to shed light on the extremely covert operations of the ...