There's a moment not too long into Boys State, the Sundance Grand Jury award-winning documentary about the annual mock-government conference for Texas high schoolers run by the American Legion now streaming on AppleTV, that might have you wanting to scream in frustration. Or maybe that's just ...
Archives for August 14, 2020
Review: Sputnik
When it comes to Russian horror films, I don't exactly have a deep expertise. Thankfully, such a viewing history isn't required to get a thrill out of Sputnik, the latest from IFC Midnight to be released creatively during these topsy-turvy times for movies—now available on major streaming platforms, ...
Review: Represent
In 2002, a lot of documentaries about 9/11 were released. In 2009, it was economics and the recession. 2020 is proving to be the year of the political documentary, as something about the country's two most recent elections apparently triggered every documentarian's spidey senses. Earlier this month, ...