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Two young sisters stand in front of the forest. They are both white with blonde hair, and pictured from the shoulders up.

King Matt the First Review: The Family that Films Together, Grows Together

by Pat Mullen
April 29, 2025
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King Matt the First is a lyrical documentary with free-flowing examination of childhood innocence and what it means to watch your kids grow up.

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A Hare Krishna follower sits beneath a black and white portrait of his guru. The follower is a white man in an orange robe with a shaved head.

Monkey on a Stick Will Restore Your Faith in True Crime

by Pat Mullen
October 18, 2024
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An interview with Monkey on a Stick director Jason Lapeyre about investigation systemic corruption within ISKCON and the Hare Krishna movement.

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From the Supermen to the Superboys of Malegaon

by Jason Gorber
September 5, 2024
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An interview with Superboys of Megalaon director Reema Kagti and producer Zoya Akhtar about adapting a 2008 documentary cult hit as a drama.

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Inspiring Doc T-Rex Set to Roar as The Fire Inside

by Pat Mullen
August 21, 2024
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Revisiting T-Rex, the 2015 documentary about boxer Claressa "T-Rex" Shields, as her 2012 Olympic boxing triumph gets the dramatic treatment in The Fire Inside.

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From Still Photographs to Moving Images: On National Anthem and The Bikeriders

by Pat Mullen
July 18, 2024
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Two dramas, National Anthem and The Bikeriders, find their roots in photography by Luke Gilford and Danny Lyon, respectively.

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Skills, Desires, and Dispositions of a Documentary Filmmaker

by Shannon Walsh
December 15, 2023
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Governor General's Award winner Shannon Walsh offers pro tips for documentary filmmakers about storytelling, relationships, ethics and adaptation.

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Paul Preciado Transforms the Biopic Anew with Orlando, My Political Biography

by Allegra Moyle
November 24, 2023
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An interview with Orlando, My Political Biography director Paul B. Preciado about transforming biography and Virginia Woolf by centering trans stories.

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Errol Morris Talks The Pigeon Tunnel, Adaptation, and “Documentaries”

by Pat Mullen
October 20, 2023
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An interview with The Pigeon Tunnel director Errol Morris about his film on David Cornwell, aka acclaimed spy novelist John le Carré.

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Next Goal Wins Is the Ultimate Underdog Sports Doc

by Pat Mullen
August 27, 2023
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Revisiting the 2014 documentary Next Goal Wins ahead of Taika Waititi's take on the American Samoan soccer team's inspiring underdog tale.

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Revisiting The Eyes of Tammy Faye Ahead of Jessica Chastain’s Drama

by Pat Mullen
August 31, 2021
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The Eyes of Tammy Faye is a 2000 cult hit with its queering of a Christian icon. POV looks back at the doc, narrated by RuPaul, and considers its place within the

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