California Dreamin’
Echo in the Canyon by George Wolf For a musician and a record executive, it was the look of an old movie that led them down a path toward becoming…read more →
documentaries
Suicide Squeeze
The Spy Behind Home Plate by George Wolf Two movies about Moe Berg in the last twelve months? What gives? And who’s Moe Berg? Decades before Austin Powers, Morris “Moe”…read more →
Sexplicit Content
Ask Dr. Ruth by Cat McAlpine Ruth Westheimer stands only 4’ 7” tall and she knows it, mentioning her small stature frequently throughout the documentary Ask Dr. Ruth. She believes…read more →
Team Rocket
Apollo 11 by George Wolf A majestic and inspirational marriage of the historic and the cutting edge, Apollo 11 is a monumental achievement, one full of startling immediacy and stirring…read more →
Concrete Jungle
Minding the Gap by George Wolf The legendary inscription carved into Woody Guthrie’s guitar read, “This machine kills fascists.” In the Oscar-nominated documentary Minding the Gap, a Sharpie-scrawled proclamation on a…read more →
Hold On to Your Butts
Genesis 2.0 by George Wolf Back before I’d even seen the original Jurassic Park I read up on the premise. I’m no scientist but I clearly remember thinking, “Uh, that sounds plausible.”…read more →
Pen Pals
Yours in Sisterhood by Hope Madden A conversation between generations, a glimpse into the changing and yet somehow unchanged reality of feminism—filmmaker Irene Lusztig’s unusual documentary Yours in Sisterhood bridges…read more →
Slippery Slope
Free Solo by George Wolf There are only so many times I can use the word “breathtaking,” so Free Solo has me inventing some new ones. “Sweatpalming”? “Gutknotting”? “Fascinating” works,…read more →
Ailes über Alles
Divide and Conquer: The Story of Roger Ailes by Matt Weiner The two most arresting interviews in the new documentary Divide and Conquer: The Story of Roger Ailes don’t involve…read more →
We Call BS
Fahrenheit 11/9 by George Wolf Michael Moore may set up his latest film by asking “How the F did we get here?”, but thankfully Fahrenheit 11/9 isn’t just another empty…read more →