Review: FTA
This fascinating documentary is a time capsule from 1971. It follows Jane Fonda and Donald Sutherland and the rest of the theatrical troupe Free Theater Associates around America's Pacific army bases…
Review: Billie Eilish: The World’s a Little Blurry
Billie Eilish (aka Billie Eilish Pirate Baird O’Connell) first came to the music world’s attention in 2015 when the teenager uploaded her song “Ocean Eyes” to Soundcloud. But she didn’t…
Quickie Reviews: Glitch in the Matrix, Bliss
There is a lot of talk these days in the scientific world about the scary possibility that we are all living in a computer simulation and aren't actually real. I…
Review: Once Upon a Time in Venezuela
This immersive documentary was seven years in the making. It takes place in Congo Mirador, a small village bordering Lake Maracaibo in northern Venezuela. At one time it was a…
Review: The Bee Gees: How Can You Mend a Broken Heart
This HBO documentary wasn't even on my radar until friends of my particular generation started raving about it on Facebook. So I felt inclined to check it out. And I'm…
Quickie Review: My Psychedelic Love Story
This latest documentary from Academy Award winning filmmaker Errol Morris (The Fog of War, The Thin Blue Line) centers on Joanna Harcourt-Smith and her relationship with the father of psychedelics,…
Quickie Review: Dear Santa
If ‘tis the season for a sweet documentary about the gift of giving, then Dear Santa fits the bill, or perhaps the envelope. It shines a light on the 100-year-old…
Review: Mayor
2020 has been a great year for documentary. Maybe pandemic viewing has made it so, but many of my faves this year are of the non-fiction genre. Mayor is now…
Review: Belushi
If you're old enough to remember John Belushi, then you probably know a lot of this story. Immensely talented funny guy. Original cast of Saturday Night Live. Hit movies Animal…
Review: Collective
Wow! Just, wow! This documentary from Romania is an edge of your seat political thriller that kept reminding me of Spotlight. It's a story of corruption and fraud that resulted…
Review: Bruce Springsteen’s Letter to You
Letter to You is a must-see documentary for fans of the Boss, and a should-see documentary for everyone else! The man - and the music- are simply mesmerizing. Perhaps I'm…
Review: David Byrne’s American Utopia
As a Talking Heads fan from way back, I was anxious to see this documentary of a live Broadway show based on Byrne's latest album. And it's fabulous! It all…
Review: Vinyl Nation
Do you still have a turntable and love to flip through your crate of albums just looking for the one that strikes a chord? Then this is a documentary you'll…