documentary
‘Planet of the Humans’: A documentary film of despair or hope?
May 11, 2020It’s disappointing that Jeff Gibbs and Michael Moore would make such a low-quality documentary film.
Read more‘After Porn Ends’: New documentary explores lives of actors post-career
December 20, 2019The documentary shines a light on the hypocrisy of a society that fantasizes about sex workers on one hand, then stigmatizes them for that work on the other.
Read moreThe new Belorussian film ‘Debut’: Crime and punishment and art therapy
December 6, 2019A well-made, touching documentary.
Read more‘Bikram: Yogi, Guru, Predator’: Oh! Kolkata, yogi bare and boo-boos
December 3, 2019As Eva Orner’s chilling Bikram: Yogi, Guru, Predator contends, Bikram Choudhury—who is now a fugitive from the U.S. but still teaching and cashing in elsewhere—is one of the latest in a long line of figures from...
Read more‘The Edge of Democracy’ sheds light on Brazil teetering on the brink
June 17, 2019Unlike documentarians like Michael Moore, whose proletarian persona is a recurring part of his docs, Costa can’t keep up with her material.
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