Short doc marks Return of the Jedi’s 30th anniversary
Return of the Jedi turns 30 years old tomorrow. The first time I saw the movie was on home video around age 5 ...
Tag: Documentary
Reviews
Review: Hey Bartender
Whenever I have the spare cash, I like to go grab a good cocktail. It’s never to get blottoed since you can’t drink ...
Reviews
HRWFF Review: Pussy Riot – A Punk Prayer
Pussy Riot was back in the news following the 11-day hunger strike of Maria Alyokhina. Alyokhina started the hunger strike on May 22 ...
Help fund Video Games: The Movie documentary
Video Games: The Movie is a documentary by Jeremy Snead that tries to alter current perceptions of videogames. According to Snead, the film ...
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 ...
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 ...
Features
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 ...
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 ...