FOUR DAUGHTERS (2023)
"It is funny, moving, a little scary, and constantly questioning"
Read More2024 Oscar Nominated Documentaries
Time constraints forced me to post all of these nominated docs I saw together. Some good stuff here.
Read More2024 Oscar Nominated Short Films - Documentary
Not as depressing as usual
Read MoreDOCUMENTARY ROUND-UP
“This isn’t all the documentaries I see, but the ones that stuck out enough to say something”
Read More2023 OSCAR DOCUMENTARY SHORTS
Surprisingly, these weren’t soul crushing as with most years.
Read MoreATTICA (2021)
“a film to be shown in schools for sure, with a parental note”
Read MoreDOCUMENTARY ROUND-UP (2021-2022)
“Nnnnyyaaah… What’s up, DOC?”
Read MoreFLEE (2021)
“rotoscoping of this autobiographical journey allows the world and the past to open up to us”
Read More2022 OSCAR SHORTS - LIVE ACTION, DOCUMENTARY, & ANIMATED
My Favorites:
Animated - Boxballet
Documentary - Audible
Live Action - Ala Kachuu - Take and Run
THE SPARKS BROTHERS (2021)
“it feels near impossible not to soak in the euphoria of the adventure or foment esteem for Sparks talent & triumphs”
Read MoreAN UNKNOWN COMPELLING FORCE (2021)
“A solid and well-rounded examination of the immutable mystery of the Dyatlov Pass incident.”
Read MoreTIME (2020)
“Such a fantastic and touching tale of the endurance of love and loss told over the years”
Read MoreDOCUMENTARY ROUNDUP WINTER 2020/SPRING 2021
“My Octopus Teacher got the nomination, but I think Boys State was extraordinary”
Read MoreOSCAR 2021 SHORTS - DOCUMENTARY
“MY FAVORITE: HUNGER WARD”
Read MoreCOLLECTIVE (2020)
“might be the best journalism doc or film I have ever seen”
Read MoreDOCUMENTARY ROUND-UP (TOTALLY UNDER CONTROL, THE MOLE AGENT, DICK JOHNSON IS DEAD, ETC.)
Totally Under Control and The Mole Agent are two of the best documentaries of the year, but Class Action Park is probably the most fun of all
Read MoreCRIP CAMP (2020)
“truly grapples that cold hollow walnut that I call a heart”
Read MoreFEELS GOOD MAN (2020)
“the symbiosis of ideas and the Internet”
Read MoreDOCUMENTARY ROUND-UP (REWIND, IN SEARCH OF DARKNESS, BOOKSELLERS, ETC.)
“Rewind might be my favorite documentary of the year so far”
Read MoreTHE CAVE (2019)
“worthy and insightful peer into some atrocious human horrors”
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