This doc on the famous Bob Dylan tour has something for fans-music, authenticity, and heart. As far as I know, The Rolling Thunder name comes from the lightning range, the code name […]
Rolling Thunder Revue: A Bob Dylan Story by Martin Scorsese
The Biggest Little Farm
Nature can be kind and cruel, and this doc shows how it can be balanced. I apologize for not presenting my review of “The Biggest Little Farm” sooner; I was just on […]
Mosul
A reporter goes behind enemy lines in riveting ISIS doc. I was given a Vimeo screener of an ISIS documentary called “Mosul” from a fellow who is interested in my film criticism […]
Amazing Grace
In uplifting doc, the Queen of Soul embraces the power of God The loss of the great Aretha Franklin, best known as the Queen of Soul, has affected the world in many […]
Apollo 11
The Apollo Doc has the Right Stuff The biggest criticism Damien Chazelle’s “First Man” suffered from was the fact that it was treated as a family drama, and didn’t care about placing […]
They Shall Not Grow Old
A splice of colors and emotions in a dazzling WW1 Doc Just after I panned the lackluster “Mortal Engines,” which Peter Jackson produced, I found out he directed a WWI documentary with […]
Free Solo
For obvious reasons, like fear of heights and fear of dying, I would never attempt to do solo-climbing. But watching a movie about the first man to free solo climb the El […]
Love, Gilda
Gilda Radner is, without a doubt, the greatest female “Saturday Night Live” star in the history of its airing. She has portrayed many colorful characters like Rosanne Roseannadanna, Emily Litella, and Baba […]
Three Identical Strangers
I’ve had a busy schedule lately, but a friend of mine told me to check out the new documentary “Three Identical Strangers,” and it’s both informative and surprising. It offers three emotions: […]
Won’t You Be My Neighbor?
I haven’t been seeing much documentaries lately, because I’d like to relate to their subjects. But when I heard great things about “Won’t You Be My Neighbor?,” the doc on the kind-hearted […]
