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‘GEORGE MICHAEL: FREEDOM’ Examines His Battle with Sony and Loss of Boyfriend to HIV

By Gregory Crofton Of course George Michael was different than the rest of us. He had an incredible voice and could dance better than Madonna — but I bet you didn’t know he wrote and recorded his own music. Michael…

‘BRUK OUT!’ Splits the World of Jamaican Dancehall Queens Wide Open

By Gregory Crofton American nightclubs have nothing on Jamaican Dancehall parties for pure unadulterated action. Everyone knows that, but don’t you want to see it for yourself? “Bruk Out! A Dancehall Queen Documentary” exposes a raw style of dancing, one…

‘BEING EVEL’: Documentary Hosted by Johnny Knoxville Delivers Lots of Great Archival Footage

By Gregory Crofton It’s not too hard to dislike Johnny Knoxville. He made a bunch of money doing stupid, dangerous stunts on TV, and a lot of women think he’s cute. Put all of that aside when you watch “BEING…

‘DANNY SAYS’ is Electric as Its Subject, Press Agent and Rock Impresario Danny Fields

By Gregory Crofton Loved this documentary. Hard to get past the flatline of a title (which works only after you’ve seen the film) but once you press play, it’s like a fuse that burns just long enough for you to…

Looking at Filmmaker David Lynch from the Inside Out

By Gregory Crofton What’s best about this “David Lynch: The Art Life” is how dozens of his paintings are displayed on the big screen, but that’s if you’re lucky enough to see this film in the theatre as we did…

‘TICKLED’ is Not a Doc About Competitive Tickling: Whew!

By Gregory Crofton Who wants to watch a documentary about competitive male tickling? I might be the last one to get in line for that movie, even if it’s the only one playing. But I found it on HBO’s video…

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