Evocateur: The Morton Downey Jr. Movie (2012) – A Review
From 1987 to 1989 a strange television phenomenon occurred. A loud, raucous talk show had appeared on the horizon and...
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Room 237 (2012) – A Review
Stanley Kubrick made less than twenty films in his 50-year career. Hey, it's not about quantity, but quality right? Many...
Johnny Carson: King of Late Night (2012) – A Review
PBS had aired an episode of their American Masters series in mid-2012 and this particular episode I really wanted to...
Bobby Fischer Against The World (2011) – A Review
Home Box Office has had some terrific sports documentaries in the past, usually falling under their own HBO Sports division....
Hearts of Darkness: A Filmmaker’s Apocalypse (1991) – A Review
One of the best behind the scenes/making of documentaries ever. The film recounts the consistent obstacles director Francis Ford Coppola...
The People vs. George Lucas (2010) – A Review
Star Wars fans have a love/hate relationship with George Lucas. At first he was viewed as a cinematic messiah, creating...
Catching Hell (2011) – A Review
I love me a good sports documentary. I’m not a huge sports fan by any stretch. However a well-made, interesting...
When You’re Strange (2009) – A Review
I’m not a huge music lover, but one band that I’ve always loved has been the Doors. Since discovering their...
Roman Polanski: Wanted and Desired (2008) – A Review
With Roman Polanski's criminal case making headlines again not too long ago I went back and rewatched this comprehensive documentary...
Karl Pilkington Is An Idiot Abroad
I wanted to pass along a recommendation of an oddball television program I have been watching in case you haven’t...
Anvil!: The Story Of Anvil (2008) – A Review
We've all seen This Is Spinal Tapand while watching this documentary you can't help but be reminded of it. But where...
Unknown White Male (2005) – A Review
Chronicling the experiences of Doug Bruce, who one day awoke at Coney Island with total and complete amnesia, the film...
Indyfans and the Quest For Fortune and Glory (2008) – A Review
A low-budget documentary that was riding the wave of excitement of Indiana Jones’ theatrical return that I had never heard...
Ken “He Keeps Going & Going & Going…” Burns
I'm almost done watching Ken Burns' latest epic documentary on the National Parks. Clocking in at twelve hours it can...
