With the filmmakers and showrunners behind the camera becoming slowly but increasingly more diverse, so too are the stories they tell.
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Top of the Docs #5 – 'Going Clear' (2015): Scientology and the Prison of Belief and Journalistic Documentary
In terms of mainstream documentary filmmaking over the past two decades, few figures have amassed as impressive a body of work as Alex Gibney. His documentaries often tackle corporate scandal, usually interrogating single corporations such as in Enron: The Smartest Guys in the Room (2005).
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REVIEW: ‘Horse Girl’ (2020) Leaves Behind a Craving for More
Horse Girl had a lot of potential, but ended up feeling like a strong concept and creative visuals strung together without deeper meaning. The ambiguous ending leaves behind a craving for something more.
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But Just How Gay is ‘The Lighthouse'(2019)?
God is the ultimate Daddy in the film noir horror, The Lighthouse.
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Top of the Docs #4 – 'Talking About Trees' and Cinema as Community
The history of a nation’s cinema is, of course, tied up in the history of a nation. Not every nation, however, has a history like Sudan. Split by civil war in 2011, the country is still in the midst of a power struggle and is often presented merely as a country bound to constant conflict.
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Eve’s Bayou (1997) is a Timeless Southern Gothic That Gives a Platform for Black Women
Southern Gothic is a sub-genre of fiction that takes place in the American South and that focuses on “grotesque themes”, “damaged, and delusional characters,” with hints of darkness and the supernatural. It also acts as the over-arching theme of Eve’s Bayou (1997), which looks into the façade of an African-American family, living deep in the…
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Top of the Docs #3 – 'Goshogaoka' and Ambient as a Documentary Genre
When we think of basketball, it’s hard not to think of pace. The game is hardwired to be fast and physically demanding, something obvious from watching even five minutes of a game. This combination of speed, athleticism and strategy is what forms the very core of basketball. And it is exactly those qualities that Goshogaoka lacks.
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REVIEW: ‘Gretel & Hansel’ (2020) is a story about female power and witchcraft
In a sea of reboots, sequels, and reiterations, Gretel & Hansel (2020) is a refreshingly dark film that feels new and exciting despite the centuries-old story.
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Flip Screen’s Guide to: February 2020
James Palmer and George Forster have written a nice little list of what to look out for.
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Top of the Docs #2 – ‘Won’t You Be My Neighbor?’, The Man Who Raised a Generation
The opening lyrics to ‘Won’t You Be My Neighbor?’ welcome viewers to the TV show as Fred Rogers and his warm smile enters the frame. Rogers was a father figure, the face of children’s TV, and an educator to a nation.
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