In unravelling the complicated political ball of yarn that surrounded Jamal Khashoggiβs death, Bryan Fogel ensures one walks away aware of who was truly pulling the deadly strings.
The Bee Gees: How Can You Mend a Broken Heart is a specific yet universal tale that excels amid a sea of formulaic contemporaries, delivering a poignant, profound examination of some of the most enduring songs from the era.
The End of Certainties would be especially valuable for educational purposes, finding its place in curricula on the topic of globalization. Ultimately the film leaves you wondering what these people would be saying in light of all that has happened this year, in our increasingly βuncertain times.β
In As the Crow Flies, director Tess Girard captures a visually stunning journey through the clouds piloted by a group of young recruits of the Royal Canadian Air Cadets, many not yet 18, as they grapple with being simultaneously placed in the pilot seat of their lives and a massive machine.
Lennonβs Last Interview (UK, 65 min.) Dir. Brian Grant December 8, 2020 marks the 40th anniversary of John Lennonβs death. His murder, a first among rock icons, devastated a generation of fans who saw Lennon and the Beatles change the way that people made and imagined music. The sudden and senseless act meant an ironically violent end for a man who used his platform as an advocate for peace. Before the tragic ending to Lennonβs story, however, he synthesized many of his highs, lows, viewpoints, and contradictions in an expansive interview with Andy Peebles, a radio DJ with the BBC.
2020 has delivered its fair of crazy stories. However, no doc this year quite has a jaw-on-the-floor ick factor like Baby God does. This true crime/#MeToo investigation is further proof that truth is often stranger than fiction.
My Psychedelic Love Story is the latest in whatβs getting to be long a line of docs made by Errol Morris, which encourage his central characters to tell their side of what happened in key moments in their lives.
The streets of SΓ£o Paulo erupt in performance, colour, and conversation in Southern Sorceresses. Less of a cohesive narrative and more of a kaleidoscopic portrait, the film is an invigorating glimpse into Brazilβs LGBTQ+ community amid the countryβs current conversations and reckonings.