Review: The Meaning of Hitler
This timely documentary takes on a huge question: Can we ever really understand Hitler and people's endless fascination with him? It's a daunting task, since there have been countless other…
AFIDOCS 2021: Arty Chick’s Download
This year was a distance festival. There were opportunities to be in the theaters in DC, but I chose to watch everything online from afar, on my couch. That’s a…
Review: Truman & Tennessee: An Intimate Conversation
Tennessee Williams and Truman Capote were two of mid-20th century America's greatest writers. They were also close friends, though at times not so close. This new documentary examines that friendship,…
Review: Rita Moreno: Just A Girl Who Decided To Go For It
EGOT*. If you know what that is, you may also be aware of Rita Moreno's body of work. This film about her is a fairly straightforward tribute documentary, with talking…
Quickie Review: Emily @ the Edge of Chaos
Looking for something funny and quirky and thought provoking? This live performance documentary by the late stand-up performer Emily Levine will keep you laughing and scratching your head for all…
Review: PINK: All I Know So Far
“I’m comin’ up so you better get this party started.” Oh yeah, okay. I do know some PINK music! PINK: All I Know So Far was smart to start with…
Review: Los Hermanos/The Brothers
At the center of this wonderful musical documentary are Ilmar and Aldo López-Gavilán, musician brothers separated for much of their lives by US-Cuban politics. Ilmar left Cuba at the age…
Quickie Review: The Boy From Medellin
The Boy From Medellin is a documentary about a Colombian reggaeton superstar who I must confess I'd never heard of. Not really my jam (I had to look up 'reggaeton').…
Quickie Review: Street Gang: How We Got to Sesame Street
"Sesame Street" is a timeless classic and this documentary helps explain why. Street Gang: How We Got to Sesame Street takes a deep dive into the heart and soul of…
Adaptation
Amazon Original
Arty Chick
Award Winning
Biopic
Chinese
Danish
Documentary
Drama
Eastern European
Female led films
Israeli/Palestinian
Korean
Scandinavian
Special Feature
Arty Chick’s Oscar Ballot
Update: I began my Oscar viewing thinking the show was fun and creative, but it went totally off the rails about half way through and ended in the most abrupt…
Review: My Octopus Teacher
With the Oscars just a few days away, I'm trying to catch up on all the ones that slipped by. I'd heard about My Octopus Teacher from friends, but thought…
Oscar Nominated Shorts 2021
The Academy Awards show will take place this year on Sunday, April 25th, much later in the year than usual after it was pushed back 2 months because of…
Review: TINA
To say that Tina Turner is a music icon is a huge understatement. She's the original Queen of rock & roll and a force of nature. I was too young…
Review: Operation Varsity Blues: The College Admissions Scandal
We're all familiar with the celebrity-driven headlines: "Lori Loughlin and Felicity Huffman Busted for Paying Beaucoup Bucks to get their Kids into Prestige Colleges!" But they weren't alone. Dozens of…
Action/Adventure
Adaptation
Arty Chick
Award Winning
Comedy
Crime
Date movie
Documentary
Drama
Special Feature
Arty Chick’s Seven Flicks: Week 11
Most of this week’s films come from the 80s. There's a jewel heist, a race riot, a dystopian bounty hunter, an academia story, three murderers, a couple of divorces, and a…