Review: Find the Biggest Screen Possible to See Mountain
I’m not 100 percent sure what the purpose of the Australian documentary Mountain is meant to be, but it does feature some of the most breathtakingly beautiful footage of mountains […]
Review: Decency and Compassion Shine in Must-See Won’t You Be My Neighbor?
I’m sure I won’t be the first or only person to say this, but this documentary could not have come at a better time. From the great director Morgan Neville […]
Review: The Gospel According to André Preaches Fashion, Politics and Self-Expression
I believe I was first made aware of fashion journalism and all-around expert André Leon Talley when I saw the Vogue magazine documentary The September Issue. It was clear then […]
Review: Insights into Creativity, Process and Loyalty in Filmworker
Documentarian Tony Zierra has been fascinated with those who have been so close to fame, they could almost taste it. His first doc, 2001’s acclaimed Carving Out Our Name, profiled […]
Review: Time Stand Still and Stars Align for Always At The Carlyle
Director Matthew Miele seems to favor a certain type of documentary—ones where history and celebrity collide but also blend beautifully together into stories of institutions, with such captivating works as […]
Review: The Holy Father in Close Focus in Pope Francis: A Man of His Word
This documentary about the first Jesuit pope, the first from the Americas and the first from below the equator, gives a great deal of insight into Pope Francis, who insists […]
Review: Did You Wonder Who Fired The Gun? is Unflinching, Unsettling and Essential
While many news-oriented documentaries attempt to maintain a certain level of professional journalistic distance from their subjects, director Travis Wilkerson (An Injury To One) has taken a much different approach […]
Third Year’s a Charm for DOC10, Chicago’s Only Documentary Film Festival
In just three years, Chicago’s DOC10 film festival has become a destination for the year’s best documentaries as they make their way through the festival circuit. Just one weekend each […]
See Oscar Nominated Icarus on the Big Screen with Dinner & Docs
As part of its quarterly Dinner & Docs @ The Davis series, the Davis Theater (4614 N. Lincoln Ave. in Chicago) is featuring the Chicago theatrical premiere of the recently […]
Film Review: Homespun Samantha’s Amazing Acrocats A Lesson in Perseverance
A Princeton, Illinois, native who now lives in Chicago, Samantha Martin is proof positive that sticking with your passion and becoming the best at what you do—no matter how seemingly […]
Screens Monthly: February
This month, you’d be forgiven if you spent your time at the movies catching up on Oscar nominations. With the 90th Academy Awards slated for March 4, there are dozens […]
Film Review: The Surprising Humanity of Dashcam Documentary The Road Movie
It was explained to me years ago that some astronomically high percentage of cars in Russia have dashcams on them, facing out onto the road ahead. The reason for this […]