By Gregory Crofton What better time to explore the origins of the NFL than the days before Super Bowl 55? Director Ken Rodgers (“The Two Bills,” “Elway to Marino”) has done just that with “Al Davis vs. The NFL” set…
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Definitive Doc on Superstar Golfer in ‘Tiger’ but Shortcomings are Baked In
By Jonathon Norcross “Tiger” is a two-part HBO documentary on the life and career of superstar golfer Tiger Woods. Produced by Alex Gibney and directed by Matthew Hamachek and Matthew Heineman, the choice of filmmakers was criticized prior to the…
The Gold Rush and Early Days of Cinema Unspool in ‘Dawson City: Frozen Time’
A still from “Dawson City: Frozen Time” (2016) shows what time and degradation can do to an image shot on nitrate film. By Gregory Crofton You can tell “Dawson City: Frozen Time” is a fully realized work of art almost…
‘Babenco: Tell Me When I Die’ is a Masterpiece About Loving Life
By Gregory Crofton How do you make a film about life when you’re dying? Héctor Babenco somehow figured it out. “I don’t know what came first, filming or being alive,” he says. “As if by filming, you’re living an extra…
‘The Ultimate Race’: These Ultra Marathoners See This Race a Different Way
By Gregory Crofton Almost overnight the book “Born to Run” unveiled to the world a community of natural long-distance runners from the canyons of Tarahumara, Mexico. The Rarámuri could tolerate hours of running on rough trails wearing sandals made out…