Gasland – Drink Bottled Water or Take Your Chances with “Some Bizarre Scientific Experiments”
There’s plenty to be said for Gasland, the Oscar-nominated, 2010 documentary from Josh Fox, who grew up and currently lives on the Marcellus Shale, “the…
Documentaries
Beats, Rhymes, and Life – An Iceberg Ahead
Thanks to True Hollywood Story and Behind the Music, watching music-centered biopics and documentaries is often akin to watching Titanic in that you are relegated to waiting for the boat…
Man on Wire – Between Benevolence & Tragedy
There is something compelling about Man on Wire, the 2008 Academy Award winner for Best Documentary, that would have not been as such had it been…
The Last Word – All Aboard the Ship of Fools!
Horrific events force us to channel the resulting anger into a visible, tangible object, one that visibly articulates our rage and anger by its existence,…
No Impact Man – Contradictions, Class Struggles and the Paradox of “Going Green”
Admittedly, when No Impact Man: The Documentary first popped up on Netflix, my first instinct was to watch it with the sole purpose of tearing…
Exit Through the Gift Shop – Rooting for Chaos
A writer for a movie site should probably relish watching the Academy Award nominations and prepare for the witty banter that comes from surprise winners…
Restrepo – A Brother’s Life and an “Other’s” Life
“We’re not ready for this … This is the middle of nowhere … This is a shithole … I felt like we were fish in…
Pressure Cooker — If You Can’t Stand the Heat …
In 1994’s Hoop Dreams, we followed Arthur Agee and William Gates as they struggled to break free of their impoverished communities and broken pasts, seeking…
Darkon – There Were No Cameras in Medieval Times, Therefore…
In the third act of the Paul Rudd, Sean William Scott vehicle, Role Models, Danny and Wheeler (Rudd and Scott) accompany Augie (Christopher Mintz-Plasse) to…
The King of Kong: A Fistful of Quarters — Perhaps You Could Have This Record for a Few Quarters More
In 1982, a mustachioed, mulletted kid set the high-score record on one of the Golden Age of Arcade Games’ Donkey Kong; in addition, this prestidigitation…