Film Reviews

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‘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…

A new documentary about running directed by Bernardo Ruiz.

‘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…

In ‘Weed & Wine’ Meet Two Artisan Families, One makes French Wine, the Other California Cannabis

By Gregory Crofton The documentary “Weed & Wine,” a selection at this year’s DOC NYC,…

More DOC NYC Highlights: Folk Singer Karen Dalton and Whistle-Blowing Corrupt Cop Bob Leuci

By Gregory Crofton The DOC NYC film festival officially ran from Nov. 11-19, but about…

DOC NYC Festival Highlights: ‘Crazy, Not Insane,’ ‘The Dissident,’ ‘Belushi’ and ‘Zappa’

By Gregory Crofton DOC NYC This year the largest documentary film festival in the country…

A new documentary from Errol Morris

DOC NYC Review: ‘My Psychedelic Love Story’

By Jonathon Norcross Joanna Harcourt-Smith grew up in extreme wealth in France raised by a…