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"Free Solo" is a new documentary about mountain climber Alex Honnold.

‘FREE SOLO’ is the Best Documentary of the Year, One Man’s Mission to Climb El Capitan Without a Rope

By Gregory Crofton “FREE SOLO” is a phenomenal ride. Daring filmmakers allow us to follow…

‘QUINCY’ Shows How this Super Producer Was Key to Popular American Music for Seventy Years

By Gregory Crofton Quincy Jones, or “Q” as his friends know him, has touched more…

The documentary "Peace Officer" looks at the impact of the militarization of police officers.

‘PEACE OFFICER’ Exposes the Dangerous Rise of ‘No-Knock’ SWAT Raids

By Gregory Crofton The U.S. Drug War took a hard, nasty turn when President Richard…

Photography Elsa Dorfman was a good friend of poet Allen Ginsberg.

‘THE B-SIDE: ELSA DORFMAN’S PORTRAIT PHOTOGRAPHY’ – Errol Morris Delivers Concise, Beautifully Done Biopic

by Gregory Crofton Watch this wonderful little film when you’ve got 75 minutes to sit…

Fred Rogers is the star of a new documentary from Focus Features called "Won't You Be My Neighbor?"

‘WON’T YOU BE MY NEIGHBOR?’ Humanizes Fred Rogers by Telling the Truth, the Same Way He Worked with Children

By Gregory Crofton So what’s all the fuss about the new documentary on Fred Rogers,…

The death of Michael Brown is the focus of the documentary "Stranger Fruit."

‘STRANGER FRUIT’ Upends Investigation of Michael Brown’s Death in Ferguson

By Gregory Crofton Jason Pollock’s enraging documentary “STRANGER FRUIT” is about the death of Michael…