by Heidi Krull, Staff Writer
A new documentary about the renowned Sports Illustrated editor Jule Campbell, captures the nuance often missing from these conversations, and explores the impact Jule had on those in the industry through her years.
by Daniel Pecoraro, Staff Writer
I closed out DOCNYC with a long holiday weekend of documentaries, a mad dash to see what I could before the fest wrapped
by Daniel Pecoraro, Staff Writer
There’s just so much to cover from DOCNYC, here are four films I saw the first week of the festival.
by Daniel Pecoraro, Staff Writer
I’m especially looking forward to covering DOCNYC, New York’s annual celebration of documentary film at the IFC Center, SVA Theater, and Village East Cinema (and online) November 8–26.
by Stacey Osbeck, Staff Writer
If you want to know about a restaurant where the servers sometimes sit down and eat with you or if a group comes with a bad attitude the owner will personally come out and deliver a good whooping, check out directors Jeff Dailey’s and Jack Lofton’s feature documentary The ‘Vous.
by Nuha Hassan, Staff Writer
A look at three DOC NYC films that explore past, present, and future.
by Matt McCafferty, Staff Writer
Refugees, art, and basketball from this year’s DOC NYC festival.
by Gary M. Kramer, Staff Writer
Is it something or nothing? Do things matter? This is the question at the heart of Objects, Vincent Liota’s not uninteresting documentary, screening at DOC NYC.
by Matt McCafferty, Staff Writer
MovieJawn reviews 3 documentaries from DOC NYC so far!
by Gary M. Kramer, Staff Writer
Hockeyland shows how a handful of players grapple with their lives on and off the ice.
by Matt McCafferty, Staff Writer
A look at some of the films playing at this year’s DOC NYC festival
Written and directed by Nathalie Bibeau
Featuring Phil Demers (as himself)
Running time: 1 hour and 29 minutes
Unrated with footage of animal abuse, tasteful human nudity
by Jenny Swadosh
“There comes a point where suddenly you used to make sense of things you can’t no more.” -- Phil Demers, The Walrus Whisperer
Some 30 years ago, after decades of working in road construction, my animal-loving dad submitted his name to help out at a local aquarium. He was invited to a behind-the-scenes orientation for incoming volunteers, where he was dismayed to discover that he shared a prescription with a Beluga whale or a porpoise (I can no longer recall which). The medication was for ulcers. When he inquired further, he was devastated to learn that the aquarium’s marine mammals found performing in shows and aquarium life in general stressful. Ulcers aren’t caused by stress though; stress exacerbates ulcers. Taking other medications, particularly pain relievers, are major causes of ulcers. Dad never returned to the aquarium as a volunteer. This experience profoundly changed our view of aquariums and the animals who involuntarily live in them. So I approached The Walrus and the Whistleblower with a particular viewpoint.
Read Moreby Stacey Osbeck
This year's DOC NYC festival streams online so you can binge-watch the newest, most insightful films from the comfort of your own couch. Usually, documentaries explore a niche area that most people don't know about and often delve far deeper than the average news source. This is my final set of capsule writeups to convey a good sense of a flick without giving away the good stuff. I’ll be bringing a similar, follow-up piece for the remainder of the films I’ve seen. The 2020 DOC NYC festival runs from November 11-19.
Read MoreDirected by Julien Temple
Featuring Shane MacGowan, Johnny Depp and Siobhan MacGowan
Running Time: 2 hours and 4 minutes
MPAA Rating: Not Rated
by Ian Hrabe
It is, quite frankly, a miracle that Shane MacGowan is still alive. In terms of musicians who have lived a notoriously hard rock and roll lifestyle, the legendary Pogues frontman might be second only to Keith Richards in terms of being famous for his penchant for drink and drugs. It’s hard to imagine him speaking without slurring. In Crock of Gold--an inventive and engaging chronicle of MacGowan’s life and career--we primarily see MacGowan slumped over with glassy eyes and a drink in hand. He looks as if he is being kept alive by some sort of Irish curse. He has dental implants now, complete with one perfect gold tooth that is, shall we say, a bit more aesthetically pleasing than the teeth that were in a progressive state of decay throughout the 80s and 90s. He looks like a shell of a man, and though he can’t even narrate his own story here--a lot of the footage is of a zonked out MacGowan listening to old interviews--goddamnit, he’s still here.
Read Moreby Stacey Osbeck
This year's DOC NYC festival streams online so you can binge-watch the newest, most insightful films from the comfort of your own couch. Usually, documentaries explore a niche area that most people don't know about and often delve far deeper than the average news source. So far in the fest, I’ve come up with these capsule write ups to convey a good sense of a flick without giving away the good stuff. I’ll be bringing a similar, follow-up piece for the remainder of the films I’ve seen. The 2020 DOC NYC festival runs from November 11-19.
Read MoreWojnarowicz: F–k You F-ggot F–ker
Directed by Chris McKim
Featuring Nan Goldin, Peter Hujar and Richard Kern
Running time: 1 hour and 48 minutes
MPPA rating: Unrated
by Anthony Glassman
New York City used to be a magical place, something out of J.R.R. Tolkien’s darkest imaginings. This was, of course, before the Disneyification of the city, before every glory hole was plastered over and replaced with a Starbucks, before the strip clubs were replaced with chain restaurants, before the real estate developers became fully entrenched as the new mafiosi of a fully-gentrified Manhattan.
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