Review: Screwball
America’s national pastime was in a tight spot in the late nineties. Coming off a strike during the 1994-95 season, attendance and viewership ...
Tag: Documentary
Discovery cuts content deal with BBC for new streaming service, refers to Planet series as their ‘Marvel IP’
Here comes a chasing-the-trend twofer! Discovery Channel chief David Zaslav has announced that the documentary programing network will be launching its own streaming ...
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Review: Trip of Compassion
I feel incredibly fortunate to have been able to attend a select theatrical screening of the Israeli film Trip of Compassion, both from ...
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SXSW Review: The Gift: The Journey of Johnny Cash
Johnny Cash’s impact on music is undeniable. With his stern voice and lyrics reflecting blue-collar life, Cash found a way to blend folk ...
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SXSW Review: Museum Town
There’s a moment when you first see a work of art that you consider the individual behind it: how did they even conceive ...
SXSW Review: Red Dog
Some people’s mothers are made for TV, might be the takeaway from Casey Pinkston and Luke Dick’s docu-dramedy Red Dog. Much like the infamous ...
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SXSW Review: Tread
The 40th president of the United States, Ronald Reagan, a one-time actor of some repute, died on June 5, 2004. Not surprisingly, the event ...
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SXSW Review: Mr. Jimmy
At some point in our lives, we’ve aspired to be our heroes. I can’t tell you how many times while playing backyard baseball ...
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Review: Woodsrider
Woodsrider, a documentary from Uncork’d Entertainment bills itself as a “season of adventure and self-discovery.” This is true, in so far as I, ...
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SXSW Review: I Love You, Now Die
“If I talk about it, it gets better” That’s what Conrad Roy III said about his social anxiety. Speaking to his computer in ...
Review: Who Let the Dogs Out
Who Let the Dogs Out is an hour-long documentary, and yet it feels just as powerful as any longer counterpart. Well, powerful isn’t the ...
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SXSW Review: Salvage
Filmed over the course of nine years in Yellow Knife, Canada, Salvage is a straight forward presentation of a difficult documentary, which is something, considering ...