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Christopher Campbell
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‘Be Here to Love Me: A Film About Townes Van Zandt’ Review
From the archives, one of Christopher Campbell's very first documentary reviews, covering Margaret Brown's 2004 Townes Van Zandt documentary.
‘Life in a Day’ Review: What a Wonderful World
From the 2011 Sundance Film Festival, Christopher Campbell reviewed the crowdsourced documentary produced by Ridley Scott.
Review: Heidi Ewing and Rachel Grady’s ‘The Boys of Baraka’
From 2005, here is one of the first documentary reviews by Christopher Campbell, covering one of the first documentaries by Heidi Ewing and Rachel Grady.
Review: Jessica Yu’s ‘Protagonist’
From 2007, here is an early documentary review from Christopher Campbell of an original nonfiction feature by Jessica Yu.
‘New York Doll’ Review
From 2005, Christopher Campbell's reviews the music doc about New York Dolls bassist Arthur Kane.
‘Belushi’ Offers a Unique Sensory Experience of the Life of John Belushi
R.J. Cutler's impeccable archival film combines audio and visual elements to create an outstanding biography.
‘Into the Abyss’ is a Horror Documentary Based in a Texan Tragedy
From the 2011 Toronto International Film Festival, a review of Werner Herzog's Death Row documentary.
‘The Other F Word’ is the Most Endearing Movie About Punks You’ll Ever See
From the Doc Talk archives, here's a brief review of Andrea Blaugrund's documentary about punk rock dads.
‘Dick Johnson is Dead’ Named the Best Documentary of the Year for 2020
The Critics Choice Association recognized Kirsten Johnson's film with two awards while also honoring 'My Octopus Teacher,' 'Mr. Soul!,' the Beastie Boys, and more.
‘I Am Greta’ Presents the Political Pageantry of a Young Climate Change Activist
Nathan Grossman follows Greta Thunberg in her work spreading awareness of climate change.
‘When I Came Home’ Review
From the archives, originally published in 2006, Christopher Campbell reviews the Iraq War vet documentary 'When I Came Home.'
‘The Ground Truth: After the Killing Ends’ Review
From the archives, originally published in 2006, Christopher Campbell reviews the Iraq War documentary 'The Ground Truth.'
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