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A new documentary about the late Elliott Smith.

‘HEAVEN ADORES YOU’: Slightly Murky and Moody, a Lot Like Elliott Smith’s Music

By Gregory Crofton The late Elliott Smith is most widely known for “Miss Misery,” an…

‘A MATTER OF TASTE: SERVING UP PAUL LIEBRANDT’: Immature and Oddly Persistent

By David W. Hall Wanna see feverish creativity paired with similarly hectic, unstable employment history?…

Kurt and Courtney sit against a wall.

‘KURT COBAIN: MONTAGE OF HECK’ is a Wide Window Look Inside an Anguished Punk Rock Artist

By Gregory Crofton Kurt Cobain was one of my favorite people. His music, his taste,…

‘JIRO DREAMS OF SUSHI’: Food and Family Documentary that Lives Up to Its Hype

By Gregory Crofton My sister recommended JIRO DREAMS OF SUSHI. I started it, got through…

‘WELCOME TO LEITH’: Glimpse Inside the Mind of a Proud Racist

By Gregory Crofton The oil boom in North Dakota produced jobs and apparently attracted a…

A new documentary about the cultural impact of Saturday Night Live.

‘Live from New York!’: Laughs … and Saturday Night Live

By Gregory Crofton Not often are you lucky enough to see John Prine at a…