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Influential ‘CRUMB’ Remains a Marvel With Depth of Character and Dive into His Sexualized Cartoons

By Gregory Crofton “Crumb” arrived in 1994, when I was 23 years old. A lot…

The Ren & Stimpy Show

A ‘Ren & Stimpy’ Doc Exists and It Tells the Fascinating Story of the Cartoon TV Show and its Scandalous Creator

By Gregory Crofton The emergence of sharable clips on Instagram of “Ren & Stimpy,” a…

New Doc Alert: ‘I’m Coming Wherever You Is,” Says Clemmie G, an Addict Turned Activist Who Makes it Her Business to Save Lives

By Gregory Crofton Nashville filmmaker Tom Neff sent the email invite in a low-key fashion…

This Thelonius Monk Doc is Worth Watching Twice

By Kate Myers The endeavor of art as a collaborative process can often get lost…

Celia Maysles, Shut Out by Uncle Albert, Finds Her Father in the ‘Wild Blue Yonder’

By Gregory Crofton Celia Maysles wanted to get to know her Dad. She opened the…

‘Gods of Mexico’ Revitalizes with Its Beauty and Pace

By Kate Myers “Gods of Mexico” is a mesmerizing look at modern life lived primitively.…