Watch This: Citizenfour
I love a good documentary. And a good documentary, like any other film genre, is hard to come by. Last year’s heavy-hitters like Blackfish and The Act Of Killing stood out in a pack of less-than-worthy non-fiction pics. This year, Citizenfour snuck up on me. As in, I hadn’t heard anything about it until I was getting alerts about its premiere at New York Film Festival. And it premiered with a bang. I’m not sure where I come down on the whole “The NSA is watching” scandal. Is it crazy in scope and lawlessness? Yes, of course. Is it impacting my life on a daily basis? Nope. Will it at some point?…
Documentary Times Three
It’s been a bit since I’ve been to the movies. Like, a week and half or something? Which is forever in my world. But I went to a whole handful of flicks in very quick succession for a week or so…so I guess it evens out. And now, I’m finally posting about what I saw. Let’s call it better late than never. One Saturday a few weeks ago, I booked myself a documentary double feature: Blackfish and Twenty Feet from Stardom, in that order. Which is worth mentioning, because had it been the other way around, I definitely would not have enjoyed myself as much as I did. While both…
Way, Way Worth It
Editor’s note: yes, this post is way, way overdue (see what I did there?), but no matter. I still have things to say about the movie, and as we’ve previously established, it’s my party and I’ll post if I want to, post if I want to, post if I waaaaaant to. I think one of the reasons I appreciated The Way Way Back was because I didn’t quite know what to expect going into it. As it goes with expectations, those not elevated are easier to exceed. Another one of the many Sundance hits I didn’t see while I was actually at Sundance, The Way Way Back is co-written and directed by…
