Come Back Anytime recreates a welcome atmosphere of warmth and ambiance with its portrait of Bizentei ramen shop.
We all know that way too many people have died from overdosing on supposedly legal drugs, but have you looked at the numbers lately? In Alex Gibney’s brilliant new investigative series The Crime of the Century, the stats confront us at the film’s end. 487,842 Americans have died from overdosing on OxyContin, Fentanyl and related
Nelson reflects on working with William Greaves and inspiring change through documentary.
Wanita Bahtiyar is one hot mess. The Australian honky tonk singer aims to hit the restart button on a stillborn musical career. Her comeback fuels the offbeat, entertaining, and consistently surprising documentary I’m Wanita. The singer, who goes simply by Wanita professionally, explains that her love for country tunes began she first heard Loretta Lynn
Behind your favourite app is an army of invisible workers. Drivers and delivery services ensure we get our food on time and that we’re never late for a meeting. In countries worldwide, gig workers, often working for pennies, ensure our search results are accurate, thumbnails are appropriate, and translations are smooth and conversational. These mostly
Superficially, every war is binary in its construction. There is one side versus another, a dialectic of destruction where one side claims the moral high ground. Rules of engagement are often based on pragmatism rather than what’s right, especially against an enemy that claims to fight not merely for political purposes, but also for holy
Trust one of the Netherland’s true auteurs, Heddy Honigmann, to create a film title that works both as a life philosophy and a primer for documentary making. A Peruvian Jew by birth who has become an integral member of Holland’s film community, Honigmann has made two countries her home at various times in her life
It’s hard to believe how famous Helen Keller was during her life. She was a medical miracle: a deaf and blind woman who learned how to communicate so well that she enrolled at Radcliffe College (then the female section of Harvard) and excelled there. Keller became the first deafblind person to graduate a college anywhere
An interview with director Courtney Montour about Mary Two-Axe Earley: I Am Indian Again, honouring the Mohawk activist, and drawing upon the work of Alanis Obomsawin.
An individual’s effort to make the world a better place can often feel like a drop in the ocean. Not in this case. Hell or Clean Water reminds audiences that one drop can do a world of good. The film offers a refreshing report on Newfoundland diver Shawn Bath. He’s an environmental steward and a