Anthropocene: The Human Epoch

Humanity's scarring of Earth mapped out in graphic, terrifying detail

"...biosphere, atmosphere, geosphere, and other environmental systems. Unlike other documentaries that imperatively finger-wag and sometimes alienate the audience in..."

Oct. 4, 2019 Movie Review by Steve Davis

Cold Case Hammarskjöld

An assassination, a conspiracy, and decades of secrets unlocked in this chilling documentary

"...As in his previous documentaries, Brügger’s actions and tone are shot through with pitch-black..."

Aug. 23, 2019 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

The Lion King

Can you feel the shrug tonight?

"...the original cartoon with their growing strand of nature documentaries. They even brought in director Jon Favreau, who trod..."

July 19, 2019 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

Blue Note Records: Beyond the Notes

History of the avant-garde jazz pioneers is surprisingly lacking in innovation

"...film offers up an object lesson in how contemporary documentaries function in the 21st century. Comprised of the requisite..."

July 19, 2019 Movie Review by Josh Kupecki

ATX Fest Recap: Indie Film Studio Blumhouse Is Taking Over TV on Its Own Terms

The House That Horror Built – Inside Blumhouse Television

"...resume) "so I've walked inside both worlds - serious documentaries and seriously fun documentaries." That fusion is a key..."

June 8, 2019 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Halston

Documentary about the life of the master couturier and milliner should have learned his lessons about simplicity and elegance

"...The evolution of contemporary documentaries continues to fascinate in the ways filmmakers tell their..."

June 7, 2019 Movie Review by Josh Kupecki

AFS Grant Winner Over the Rainbow Explores Scientology Beyond the Drama

Finding empathy where there is none

"...recent years, there has been a proliferation of books, documentaries, and television docuseries about Scientology – the origins, its..."

May 31, 2019 Screens Feature by Britt Hayes

Walking on Water

Portrait of renowned environmental artist Christo is more of a thumbnail sketch

"...to take a look at Albert Maysles’ quintet of documentaries about Christo and Jeanne-Claude’s other big-think art installations to..."

May 24, 2019 Movie Review by Steve Davis

AFS Doc Days Gets Cool With Miles Davis

Three day celebration of true tales returns for second year

"...However, these documentaries are bold and insightful enough to speak for themselves,..."

April 26, 2019 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

The Field Guide to Evil

Folk horror anthology has intriguing international scares

"...freak show. Ahluwalia (Miss Lovely) is best known for documentaries and torn-from-the-headlines dramas, but his depiction of the particular..."

March 29, 2019 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

Luv Doc: Supermodel Shape

Pretty much everybody has six-pack abs

"...really, really unlikely. I mean, I have seen some documentaries where people like the Bhagwan Shree Rajneesh get all..."

Jan. 25, 2019 Column by The Luv Doc

Studio 54

The rise, fall, and legacy of NYC's most famous nightclub

"...however. Matt Tyrnauer, a journalist and maker of the documentaries Valentino: The Last Emperor, Citizen Jane: Battle for the..."

Oct. 19, 2018 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Bisbee ’17

A dark piece of American history exposed through theatre

"...With more intimate documentaries like Kate Plays Christine and Kati With an I,..."

Oct. 5, 2018 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

We the Animals

Growing up dysfunctional in this literary adaptation

"...Jeremiah Zagar’s first narrative feature, but his experience making documentaries serves him well here. The grainy, handheld footage evokes..."

Sept. 14, 2018 Movie Review by Danielle White

Pick of the Litter

Five adorable puppies on the path to changing lives

"...Hardy. They may have made their reputation with hard-hitting documentaries like Love Hate Love (tackling living with the legacy..."

Sept. 14, 2018 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

Political BS Ruins Evening

"...Pigeons" – I love that song. When good musician documentaries come out, the guitar player from our Eighties Austin..."

Aug. 23, 2018 Postmarks

Blowing the Dust Off Punk Record Collections

Jason Blackmore explores punk musicians' record collections in Records Collecting Dust II

"...to school for film [but] I just love musical documentaries," added Blackmore, a veteran of bands like Molly McGuire..."

Aug. 17, 2018 Screens Feature by Tim Stegall

Documentary GameChangers Will Change How You Look at E-Sports

Producer Peter Billingsley on high-stakes professional videogaming

"...camps, even pre-match stretching. While there have been other documentaries, "[They] had been looking at it in an ironic..."

June 19, 2018 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Mountain

Scenes from the edge of the world in this meditative documentary

"...Koyaanisqatsi. Jennifer Peedom has made two of the great documentaries about the modern explorer: Solo, charting Andrew McAuley's ill-fated..."

June 8, 2018 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

Steve Van Zandt’s Soulfire

Springsteen henchman and Sopranos boss hits the road and classrooms

"...way of just keeping this thing contemporary, because basically, documentaries, they live in a theater for a minute and..."

May 24, 2018 Music Post by Raoul Hernandez

Did You Wonder Who Fired the Gun?

A true-crime family mystery indicts decades of racial violence.

"...Wilkerson, who has directed five other documentaries, has somewhat of an experimental approach to filming. There..."

April 20, 2018 Movie Review by Danielle White

SXSW Panel: Film + Storytelling in a Politically-Charged Era

The mission hasn't changed, but the urgency has

"...the Flood (2016) was one of the most viewed documentaries in history. Albert said that, although the movie lost..."

March 12, 2018 SXSW Post by Tinu Thomas

Your Guide to the Most Intriguing Films of This Year’s Austin Asian American Film Festival

AAAFF looks cool AF

"...AAAFF program includes a number of other politically tinged documentaries. On opening night, The Chinese Exclusion Act is a..."

Dec. 1, 2017 Screens Feature by Michael Agresta

Jane

The life of famed anthropologist Jane Goodall

"...to breathe. One of the most immersive and intimate documentaries on Goodall, Jane is a triumph of filmmaking, and..."

Nov. 3, 2017 Movie Review by Josh Kupecki

With a History Like That …

The Austin Polish Film Festival delves into the country's complicated past

"...Documentaries on the program include several films by, and one..."

Nov. 3, 2017 Screens Feature by Anne S. Lewis

Austin Asian American Film Festival Announces Full Lineup

The four-day festival drops 11 feature films and even more shorts

"...The three headlining films feature two documentaries and a drama: The Chinese Exclusion Act, Who Killed..."

Oct. 31, 2017 Screens Post by Reanna Zuniga

Faces Places

Celebrating faces in the crowd

"...Cleo From 5 to 7 and her early travel documentaries from the Fifties, has returned to the documentary form..."

Oct. 13, 2017 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

UT Alum Laura Dunn and Her New Doc on Wendell Berry

After Green and The Unforeseen, it’s time to Look & See

"...For filmmaker Laura Dunn, the joy of making documentaries is in their unpredictability. She said, "The space where..."

Sept. 1, 2017 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

The Texas Film Awards Celebrate the Maverick Spirit

Shirley MacLaine, Jeff Nichols, and others to be honored

"...of his career here. He said, "I've been doing documentaries nonstop since 1983. I always joke with my wife..."

March 3, 2017 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

Send a Card for Girlfriend's Day

Director talks Bob Odenkirk's Netflix crime comedy

"...a change of pace for Stephenson after his two documentaries, his tale of cult favorite Troll 2 (in which..."

Feb. 21, 2017 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

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