I don’t want to be the first guy to ruin Cookie Queens‘ perfect tomatometer score with an old-man diatribe. The documentary is a pleasant watch, and festivals with their fill… Continue reading "Cookie Queens (Nahmias, 2025)"
Just to be crystal clear, I believe E. Jean Carroll entirely in her claim that Donald J. Trump raped her in a department store dressing room. One might wish that… Continue reading "Ask E. Jean (Meeropol, 2025)"
There are few things we feel more nostalgia about or idealize quite as much as the movies of our youth. I have been on a handful of movie sets, so… Continue reading "We Were the Scenery (Radcliff, 2025)"
“When you hear someone speak, it’s less likely you’ll want to destroy them.” The Full Frame Documentary Film Festival in Durham kicks off on Thursday, April 16. Local residents and… Continue reading "Steal This Story, Please! (Deal and Lessin, 2025)"
The Arts & Faith web site has announced that the theme for the 2026 Top 25 “Spiritually Significant” films list will be Women-Directed films. Deliberations are currently underway for over… Continue reading "An Education (Scherfig, 2009)"
I have been going to Full Frame for almost fifteen years, and Mistress Dispeller is the only film I can think of that I’ve screened at the festival where I… Continue reading "Mistress Dispeller (Lo, 2025)"
The Full Frame Documentary Film Festival has announced its programming for the 2025 festival, and one of the most anticipated films is Helen and the Bear. The film, a portrait… Continue reading "Helen and the Bear (Blair, 2025)"
Red Whiteville and Blue has all the trappings of a Frank Capra picture. Small-town, plain folks join together in the face of economic hardship, seemingly powerless in the face of… Continue reading "Red Whiteville and Blue"
Girls State is the opening night film at this year’s Full Frame Documentary Film Festival, giving Triangle audiences a chance to catch it on the big screen before it drops… Continue reading "Girls State (McBaine and Moss, 2024)"
The Full Frame Documentary Film Festival returns to Durham later this week after a one-year hibernation. Cady Voge’s All We Carry gets the coveted Fletcher Hall location, meaning tickets should… Continue reading "All We Carry (Voge, 2024)"
