Cyber-Seniors, a personal documentary directed, narrated and edited by Saffron Cassaday (who remains mostly off camera), opens with the explanation that the ins...
Entertaining in moments, but not terribly progressive, Moms' Night Out presents an aspirational film that we rarely see in -- dare I say -- the “secular media,"...
Opening with the fitting quote “I get knocked down, but I get up again" (attributed to Vince Lombardi instead of the British pop band Chumbawamba), Intramural i...
Perhaps the lessons in history class have changed in the era of transparency, however, the 1971 burglary of an FBI field office in Media, PA seems to have been ...
All About Ann: Governor Richards of the Lone Star State is comprehensive biographic documentary of the fiery, hilarious Texas grandma-turned-governor Ann Richar...
Every Secret Thing effectively melds the sensibilities of its director Amy Berg (best known for her feature documentaries Deliver Us From Evil and West of Memph...
An unexpected turn for director Dito Montiel, known for his portraits of rugged masculinity in the inner city, including his debut future A Guide to Recognizing...
We talk alcoholism, how to pull off a narrative feel in a documentary, and more with directors Sabine Lubbe Bakker and Niels van Koevorden, the Belgian duo behind Ne Me Quitte Pas, which screened at Tribeca....
An Honest Liar was a highlight of what had been a very strong documentary program at this year’s Tribeca Film Festival. Co-directed by Tyler Measom (Sons of...
Part of the reason I gravitate towards and often find documentary films more interesting than narrative ones are because the format allows filmmakers freedoms a...
John Fink is a New York City area-based critic, filmmaker, educator and curator. He currently serves as the Artistic Director of the Buffalo International Film Festival.
