Occupied City
This documentary had the potential to become something great. Steve McQueen adapted his Dutch wife Bianca Stigter’s book that chronicled the war years in Amsterdam, creating a comprehensive guide to…
Music by John Williams
John Williams, the king of film music composers, gets the golden Hollywood treatment in this elegant, adoring documentary. Don’t look for any revelations of a thrilling personal life, aside from…
Israel Palestine on Swedish TV 1958-1989
An epic dive into the archives of Swedish public-service television, chronicling 30 years of the conflict between Israel and the Palestinians, beginning with the Jewish state celebrating its first ten…
Will & Harper
Things happen when we go on road trips; relationships might break down or new bonds could be forged. This is a good idea, having Will Ferrell and one of his…
Your Fat Friend
Perhaps a little too much time is spent here on crafting a compassionate portrait of its subject: blogger, author and podcaster Aubrey Gordon. Her career as an activist began when…
Little Richard: I Am Everything
His sexuality and the color of his skin made it easy for people to underestimate Little Richard throughout his career, but those two aspects of his life mattered a great…
I Am Celine Dion
I’m not sure what kind of movie Irene Taylor was set on doing when she agreed to this documentary; she had no idea that Celine Dion was sick. The final…
Let It Be
It faced a lot of skepticism, this documentary that arrived at a time when The Beatles were winding down as a band, but has been reevaluated since and was treated…
Jim Henson: Idea Man
An idea to turn the life of beloved puppeteer and filmmaker Jim Henson into a feature film evolved into this documentary. Conventional but compelling, it traces his life from the…
ABBA the Movie
After directing several ABBA videos, Lasse Hallström made this hybrid between concert movie and comedy that was seen in some corners as the band’s version of A Hard Day’s Night…