Documentary

12 Movies to Watch After You See ‘Ghost in the Shell’

Check out these essentials even if you don’t catch the new movie. Read More

‘The Circus’ Shouldn’t Have Needed a Second Season, But: Trump; There It Is

The show can’t help but go on.If there is one show from last year I didn’t expect to see renewed for… Read More

Scorsese Onscreen: What the Director’s Cameos Reveal About His Storytelling

Silent, talking, or making - they all say something.Talk to most people about director cameos and nearly everyone brings up… Read More

With ‘Five Came Back’ Trailer, Netflix Pays Tribute to Cinema’s Masters

Why the documentary series may foster a new community of cinephiles.In a gift to cinephiles everywhere, Netflix dropped a trailer… Read More

We Know When We’ll Be Seeing The David Lynch Documentary

It’s just a weird as you’d expect.Janus Films announced on Wednesday that David Lynch: The Art Life, their documentary on the… Read More

‘Brothers’ Blends Truth and Fiction with Remarkable Results

Short of the DayA unique fictive narrative with documentary components.Today’s pick is pretty remarkable in terms of its narrative construction. What… Read More

Interview: Colin Hay on Documentary ‘Waiting For My Real Life’

Singer continues to be a man hard at work.Despite modern audiences mainly connecting with him through his niece Sia or his… Read More

‘I Am Not Your Negro’ and Why Representation Matters

James Baldwin wrote about Hollywood’s diversity problem long before #OscarsSoWhite. Read More

6 Filmmaking Tips from Barbara Kopple

The two-time Oscar winner says it’s easier now than ever. Read More