Documentary
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Review: ‘The New Rijksmuseum’ is a Compelling Epic About Culture in Crisis
Films Transit International On April 13, 2013, Amsterdam’s massive Rijksmuseum finally reopened its doors after hundreds of millions of Euros spent over ten years of…
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‘The Last of the Unjust’ Review: Pockets of Greatness Amid a Sea of Redundancy
Every documentary leaves good material in the cutting room. Crafting a contained narrative from reality entails exacting editing of reams of footage gathered by the…
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’12 O’Clock Boys’ Review: A Stylish, High-Speed Glimpse Into a Perilous Pastime
From 2014, here’s our review of the documentary ’12 O’Clock Boys.’
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6 Filmmaking Tips From Sarah Polley
Even if you don’t buy into the game and you prefer not to live in a world in which the term “Oscar snub” is used…
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‘Leviathan’ And Other Top Docs to Watch At Home This Week
Included in last week’s Nonfics Home Picks for its iTunes debut, Lucien Castaing-Taylor and Verena Paravel‘s sensory ethnography film about life of all kinds on…
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The Doc Option: Instead of ‘The Fifth Estate’ Watch ‘We Steal Secrets’
Julian Assange has not been a happy man this year. Being cooped up in an embassy is bad enough, but there have been not one…
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Your Guide to the 8 Documentary Shorts Named to 2013 Oscar Shortlist
The Oscar season is officially underway this week with the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences kicking off their shortlist announcements. A few days…
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12 Documentaries That Spawned TV Series
Private detective Charlie Parker, who appears in the documentary The Imposter, tweeted last week that he’s working with Storyville Entertainment on a potential TV show.…
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The Doc Option: Before ‘Captain Phillips’ Watch ‘Stolen Seas’
Somali piracy is a hot topic of late. Captain Phillips, directed by Paul Greengrass and starring Tom Hanks, is only the latest of several movies…
