David is joined by Richard Doyle and first-time guest James Merritt to talk about this engaging concert/documentary featuring Isaac Hayes, Richard Pryor, The Staples Singers, and an all-star cast of Black musical...
Tag - Documentary
David Blakeslee
David Reviews The Complete Monterey Pop Festival [Criterion Collection Blu-Ray Review]
A rigorous comparison between the DVD and two different Blu-ray editions of this fantastic suite of music documentaries directed by D.A. Pennebaker.
Criterion Reflections – Salesman (1968) – #122
Albert and David Maysles would like just a few minutes of our time to let us know about a wonderful product, sure to enrich our lives and build strong character.
James Reviews Dan Kinem and Levi Peretic’s Adjust Your Tracking: The Untold Story of the VHS Collector [DVD Review]
Did James remember to rewind this feature or did he just tape over it with something better?
James McCormick
Catherine Reviews John Maloof and Charlie Siskel’s Finding Vivian Maier [Theatrical Review]
The revelatory and recently discovered street photography of Vivian Maier, and the unknowable woman behind the photos, are the focus of this inquisitive documentary.
Catherine Stebbins
Catherine Reviews Werner Herzog and Dimitry Vasylukov’s Happy People: A Year in the Taiga [PIFF 2013 Review]
Constructing his documentary from footage shot by Dimitry Vasylukov, Werner Herzog sadly disappoints with his latest.
David Reviews Kino Classic’s “Rules for School” and “Troubled Teens” [DVD Review]
Volumes 5 and 6 in the Classic Educational Shorts series from the A/V Geeks Film Library
Catherine Reviews David Redmon & Ashley Sabin’s Girl Model [Theatrical Review]
Girl Model unsettlingly tackles the unregulated meat market aspects of modeling with a digestible tip-of-the-iceberg approach that slaps a face on the roles of the recruiter and the recruited.
Catherine Reviews Lauren Greenfield’s The Queen of Versailles [IFFBoston 2012 Review]
The Queen of Versailles, Lauren Greenfield's outrageous yet humanistic peek into a billionaire family's struggle with the economic crisis.
Catherine Reviews Stephen Kessler’s Paul Williams Still Alive [IFFBoston 2012 Review]
A decent documentary about Paul Williams that you should see because it's a documentary about Paul Williams.
Kick Start This Film: Cass Warner’s HOPPER: In His Own Words
Bringing back the great series. This time a documentary with Dennis Hopper as the subject. Hopefully he talks about Super Mario Bros.: The Movie in it.
Catherine Reviews Bart Layton’s The Imposter [IFFBoston 2012 Review]
Bart Layton's stranger than fiction true-crime documentary will have you aghast and on the edge of your seat throughout.
David Reviews Alysa Nahmias & Benjamin Murray’s Unfinished Spaces [PIFF 2012 Review]
A documentary about art, architecture and persistent creativity in post-revolutionary Cuba.
Catherine Reviews Corinna Belz’s Gerhard Richter Painting [PIFF 2012 Review]
A startlingly insightful look at painter Gerhard Richter, and the indescribable creative process, in this observational documentary.
