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There is one fatal flaw to the documentary Catfish. It relies on a twist in the final thirty minutes that completely changes the context of the first hour. Despite being very well-made and creatively shot, I find it had to believe anyone could ever revisit Catfish and find it as powerful or worthwhile as...
A big part of making an engaging documentary is finding the right subject. Ricki Smith and Anne Sundberg strike gold with Joan Rivers: A Piece of Work. Joan Rivers has enjoyed a rich and expansive career with many highs and lows that makes for great drama. However, what helps Smith and Sundberg’s documentary rise...
Joe Cross follows in the footsteps of Morgan Spurlock by taking on an incredible dietary challenge for a documentary. He will only consume juice from raw vegetables and fruit for sixty days. Joe believes he needs to make a change in his life. He has a rare skin disorder that causes his body to...
Have you ever encountered a well-made film but don’t know how to handle it? This is my situation with the horror film documentary Nightmares in Red, White, and Blue: The Evolution of the American Horror Film. This is not a bad documentary at all. The production values are solid, the interview subjects are strong...
Can you believe this post was originally going to be about foreign prestige animation? It’s true. I had a whole slew of adult, experimental, and critically acclaimed animated films not made in America all set up in my queue to talk about in the context of one token foreign and/or art animated feature at...
I am a horror fan. I make no apologies for it. I was drawn into the genre at an early age by a whole string of events and haven’t looked back. Yet, there is a subgenre that I never really grew to like. Call it what you want: exploitation, snuff, gorefests. It’s not for...
