MADE IN ENGLAND: THE FILMS OF POWELL AND PRESSBURGER
Essentially a Martin Scorsese hosted film course about the oeuvre of Michael Powell and Emeric Pressburger, Made in England is film buff...
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FILM REVIEWS
Nov 8
MUSIC BY JOHN WILLIAMS
While Music by John Williams gives an excellent overview of the life and work of the master of the modern movie score, the documentary...
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Jun 15
JIM HENSON: IDEA MAN
Jim Henson: Idea Man works reasonably well as an amiable introduction to the man who gifted the world The Muppets but do not expect much...
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Mar 30
YELLOW DOOR: '90s LO-FI FILM CLUB
For cinephiles in general, and Bong Joon-Ho fans in particular, Yellow Door is a nostalgic treat, but an overall lack of explanatory...
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Jan 31
THE GREATEST NIGHT IN POP
The Greatest Night in Pop does not become the greatest music documentary in recent times, even if the film makes up for what it lacks in...
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May 16, 2023
STILL: A MICHAEL J. FOX MOVIE
Still: a Michael J. Fox Movie doesn’t just coast by on the winning personality of its subject: the documentary finds an excellent balance...
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Apr 27, 2023
ALL THE BEAUTY AND THE BLOODSHED
Watching the Venice Film Festival winner is a bit of a schizophrenic experience as two different films, both with their merits, seem to...
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Mar 15, 2023
FRIEDKIN UNCUT
Visually Friedkin Uncut is just a simple collection of talking heads and clips from William Friedkin’s films yet the director’s glorious...
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Nov 30, 2022
GOOD NIGHT OPPY
Good Night Oppy had me welling up more than once as I rooted all the way for the Mars rovers at the centre of the film. It's easily one...
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Nov 13, 2022
IS THAT BLACK ENOUGH FOR YOU?!?
I could have done without the often condescending voice-over but that is a minor quibble in an excellent, thorough movie essay. I am a...
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Aug 1, 2022
WON'T YOU BE MY NEIGHBOR?
The movie might look naïve and vanilla on the surface but inspect a bit closer and you'll find a complexity that fascinates and moves...
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Jun 17, 2022
THE DISSIDENT
This documentary that vividly dissects the murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi generates genuine indignation from the audience. Even if...
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Dec 9, 2021
SUMMER OF SOUL
This is a fine documentary that mixes the sights and sounds of six scintillating summer Sundays in 1969, even if the film plays it rather...
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