By Gregory Crofton Director Morgan Neville (40 Feet from Stardom, Won’t You Be My Neighbor?) was on a mission with this film to help the world deal with the sudden death of chef, author and television star Anthony Bourdain at…
‘The Doors – When You’re Strange’ is a Profound Archival Rock Doc that Inspires and Needs to be Shown in Theaters
By Gregory Crofton “I notice that when people are joking they are usually dead serious, and when they’re dead serious it’s usually pretty funny,” says lead singer Jim Morrison in the “The Doors – When You’re Strange,” a documentary from…
‘Diego Maradona’ Doc is a Rocket on Screen, Much Like the Soccer Superstar was in Life
By Gregory Crofton What in the world was it like to be Diego Maradona? Director Asif Kapadia, a pioneer of archival documentary cinema, gives us a real sense of how life got so fast for Maradona, a young man who…
Rivalry Between Two NFL Titans Explored with ‘Deepfake’ Tech in Latest 30 for 30
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…
DOC NYC Review: ‘My Psychedelic Love Story’
By Jonathon Norcross Joanna Harcourt-Smith grew up in extreme wealth in France raised by a mother who boasted of sleeping with Mussolini — and her story only gets weirder from there. In the newest Errol Morris film, “My Psychedelic Love…