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Find Out What’s Going On In This Exclusive Clip From The Delightful Indie Gem ‘Miss Stevens’

September 22, 2016 10:17 am

The little gem of an indie dramedy “Miss Stevens” slipped off our radar upon its theatrical release last week, but since it hit VOD on Tuesday, here’s a heads up about the film, and an exclusive clip to boot. C...

The Moving ‘Cameraperson’ Is One Of The Best Documentaries Of The Year [Review]

Katie Walsh

September 8, 2016 6:03 pm

Reviews

Kirsten Johnson has been working as a documentary cinematographer and filmmaker for 25 years, and has credits on films as “Darfur Now,” ‘The Invisible War,” “Fahrenheit 9/11,” and “Citizenfour” under her belt, ...

Barbara Kopple’s Inspiring & Heartfelt ‘Miss Sharon Jones!’ Leaves You Wanting More [Review]

Katie Walsh

July 29, 2016 3:42 pm

Reviews

There’s a quickly edited introduction to the force of nature that is Sharon Jones that opens Barbara Kopple’s documentary “Miss Sharon Jones!” It’s a quick run-through of the struggles that Jones faced as an as...

‘Looking: The Movie’ Provides A Fitting Tribute And Closure To The HBO Series [Review]

Katie Walsh

July 22, 2016 10:19 am

Reviews

The romantic and winsome “Looking” had two near-perfect seasons on HBO before it was cut down in its prime. Apparently, us audiences were more into dragons and sword play than the low-key romantic dramatics of ...

Documentary ‘Hooligan Sparrow’ Is A Vital Reminder Of The Importance Of Artistic And Journalistic Freedom [Review]

Katie Walsh

July 21, 2016 6:00 pm

Reviews

Nanfu Wang’s “Hooligan Sparrow” is a film that documents just how dangerous it is to be a women’s rights activist in China, observing the life of Ye Haiyan, a.k.a. Sparrow, but it also reveals the danger and di...

Recap: ‘Game Of Thrones’ Season 6 Finale Welcomes ‘The Winds of Winter’

Katie Walsh

June 27, 2016 5:59 am

Reviews, Television

Who run the world? GIRLS. David Benioff and D.B. Weiss must have been immersing themselves in the teachings of Queen Bey, because by the end of Season 6 of “Game Of Thrones,” women are ruling basically every la...

The 20 Best Documentaries Of 2016 So Far

Jessica Kiang and Katie Walsh

June 22, 2016 2:50 pm

Features

…Aaand now the days are getting shorter as we've passed the midpoint of the year, meaning it's high time we brought you the last but very far from the least feature in our 2016 So Far series. We've already rega...

Recap: ‘Game of Thrones’ Season 6, Episode 9 ‘Battle of the Bastards’ Goes Wildin’ Out

Katie Walsh

June 20, 2016 6:03 am

Reviews, Television

Well Throne-heads, one Mr. Miguel Sapochnik has done it again. The director has taken over the "Neil Marshall Memorial Episode Nine Mantle," and he's done it with style, grace, and a whole heck of a lot of fake...

‘Tickled’ Is A Profoundly Strange, Absurd & Disturbing Documentary [Review]

Katie Walsh

June 17, 2016 3:32 pm

Reviews

The profoundly strange, shocking, and absurd documentary “Tickled” is one of those once-in-a-lifetime docs where a story lands in the lap of someone who is smart enough to pick up the thread and start to unrave...

Recap: ‘Game of Thrones’ Season 6 Episode 8 is No Longer ‘No One’

Katie Walsh

June 13, 2016 9:03 am

Reviews, Television

Keep it simple, stupid. That seems to be the ethos guiding the rudder of “Game of Thrones” Season 6, Episode 8, “No One,” directed by Mark Mylod, and written by showrunners David Benioff and D.B. Weiss. It’s be...

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