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What a great festival, what a great city. My eyes have been opened to a new level of urban coolness and engagement with documentary. I mean, this place has the Bloor Hot Docs Cinema – a gigantic year-round all-doc theater. … Continue reading →

It was high time to redo this site, but why steal the image from Alfred Hitchcock’s North by Northwest for the header? Well, mostly because I thought it looked cool and Hitchcock inspires me. (Though, I’m am hardly alone in … Continue reading →

On day 1, I saw three intense and provocative films: SECRETS OF THE TRIBE is a new classic. So well-aimed and well-executed. I have had Jose Padilha’s films recommended to me, but this is the first one I have seen. … Continue reading →

One of the most buzzed about films at the 2010 FullFrame Documentary Film Festival was THE OATH – and rightfully so. I can think of no rubric for documentary to put against this film that it does not come up … Continue reading →

I have plans to see a lot of docs on the big screen this year, and I thought it would be fun to start reviewing them. I believe that film, documentary in particular, is political. There is something special about … Continue reading →