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Allen v. Farrow
DOCUMENTARY FILM 

One-Sided HBO Documentary Convicts Woody Allen

February 23, 2021March 4, 2021 Michael Washburn 4 Comments Allen v. Farrow, Amy Ziering, Dylan Farrow, Harvey Weinstein, Kirby Dick, Manhattan, Mia Farrow, Roman Polanski, Ronan Farrow, Soon-Yi Previn, Woody Allen

Film about abuse charges doesn’t pretend to be impartial

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Rita Moreno
DOCUMENTARY FILM 

Rita Moreno and ‘Flee’ Highlight Sundance Documentary Offerings

February 3, 2021February 3, 2021 Sara Stewart 0 Comments Edgar Wright, Flee, Jonas Poher Rasmussen, Marilyn Agrelo, Misha and the Wolves, Rebel Hearts, Rita Moreno, Searchers, Sesame Street, Sundance Film Festival, The Sparks Brothers

Introverts have many choices at this year’s stay-at-home festival

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Sundance
DOCUMENTARY FILM 

Sundance 2021: Totally Virtual, but Still Kicking

January 29, 2021January 30, 2021 Stephen Garrett 0 Comments In The Same Breath, Questlove, Summer of Soul, Sundance Film Festival

With opening night documentaries–and screening shut-outs–Sundance is as vital and aggravating as ever

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Karl Edward Wagner
CREATORS DOCUMENTARY FICTION FILM Writers 

The Tragedy of Karl Edward Wagner

January 28, 2021February 2, 2021 Michael Washburn 5 Comments Dennis Etchison, Karl Edward Wagner, Peter Straub, Ramsey Campbell, Robert E. Howard, S.T. Joshi, The Last Wolf

Documentary explores the decline of a cult horror and fantasy writer

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MLK/FBI
DOCUMENTARY FILM 

‘MLK/FBI’ Skips the Money Shot

January 18, 2021January 21, 2021 Neal Pollack 0 Comments Clint Eastwood, Dr. Martin Luther King, J. Edgar Hoover, Jr., MLK/FBI

Documentary about J. Edgar Hoover spying on Martin Luther King Jr. refuses to fully go there

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D.B Cooper
DOCUMENTARY FILM 

The Hijacker Next Door

December 3, 2020December 7, 2020 Michael Washburn 0 Comments D.B. Cooper, John Dower, The Master of D.B. Cooper

New HBO documentary examines 50 years of the D.B. Cooper mystery

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Collective
DOCUMENTARY FILM 

Something’s Rotten in Romania

November 24, 2020November 24, 2020 Kenji Fujishima 0 Comments Alexander Nanau, Collective, Romania, Vlad Voiculescu

‘Collective,’ Alexander Nanau’s documentary about corruption in Romanian society, has lessons to impart worldwide.

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American Utopia
DOCUMENTARY FILM MUSIC 

Makes Sense

October 19, 2020 Stephen Garrett 0 Comments American Utopia, David Byrne, Jonathan Demme, Spike Lee, Stop Making Sense

Spike Lee directs David Byrne in the concert film ‘American Utopia’

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Time
DOCUMENTARY FILM 

Doing ‘Time’

October 16, 2020October 17, 2020 Stephen Garrett 0 Comments Garrett Bradley, Time

A Louisiana family faces the injustices of the prison system in this spare, lyrical documentary

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Driving While Black
DOCUMENTARY FILM 

‘Driving While Black’: a Vital Documentary

October 13, 2020October 15, 2020 Richard J. Reddick 1 Comment Driving While Black, Green Book, Gretchen Sorin, Jacob Blake, Philando Castile, Rodney King

The automobile has always represented freedom and mobility. But the reality for Black Americans is a lot more complex.

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Alpert
DOCUMENTARY FILM MUSIC 

Herb Alpert: the BFG Interview

October 1, 2020October 1, 2020 Gillian G. Gaar 0 Comments Herb Alpert

As a new documentary about him comes out, we talk to the famed trumpeter, philanthropist…and painter

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Vinyl Nation
DOCUMENTARY FILM MUSIC 

Report from the Vinyl Nation

September 8, 2020September 8, 2020 Kevin L. Jones 0 Comments Christopher Boone, I Need That Record, Kelley Stoltz, Kevin Smokler, Record Store Day, Vinyl Nation

A record collector reviews a movie about record collecting

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Class Action Park
DOCUMENTARY FILM 

‘Class Action Park’: Amusing Ourselves to Death

August 28, 2020September 3, 2020 Sara Stewart 0 Comments Chris Charles Scott III, Chris Gethard, Class Action Park, John Hodgman, Seth Porges

HBO Max documentary about legendary 1980s New Jersey playground brings back the pain

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High Score
DOCUMENTARY Gaming TELEVISION 

‘High Score’ Plays it Safe

August 27, 2020 Omar Gallaga 0 Comments

Fun Netflix docuseries about video-game history underplays the dark side of the industry

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Go-Go's
DOCUMENTARY FILM 

The Beat Goes On

August 5, 2020August 19, 2020 Sara Stewart 1 Comment Alison Ellwood, Beauty and the Beat, Belinda Carlisle, Jane Wiedlin, Kathy Valentine, The Go-Gos

Documentary revives the reputation of the Go-Go’s, one of the great bands of the 80s

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Featured Stories

Coming 2 America
Featured Stories FILM 

‘Coming 2 America’ is Deeply, Embarrassingly Bad

March 5, 2021March 6, 2021 Sara Stewart 2

Eddie Murphy is the straight man, and that’s the least of its problems

Search Party
Featured Stories TELEVISION 

Where ‘Search Party’ Went To Die

March 5, 2021March 6, 2021 Katie Smith 0
Dr. Seuss
COMICS Featured Stories FICTION Politics 

The Cancellation of Dr. Seuss

March 3, 2021March 3, 2021 Sharyn Vane 0
Muppet Show
Featured Stories TELEVISION 

Is ‘The Muppet Show’ Racist?

February 24, 2021February 25, 2021 Neal Pollack 4

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