
Dangerous ‘Assassins’: Ryan White on the Risks of His Geopolitical True Crime Documentary
In the first part of our interview with Ryan White, we discuss how he came onto this film and why many distributors wouldn't.
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In the first part of our interview with Ryan White, we discuss how he came onto this film and why many distributors wouldn't.
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Here are the nonfiction films we're looking forward to at the 2021 Sundance Film Festival and beyond.
Tags:Barry PoltermannFrank AndersonThe Life of Reilly
From 2007, Christopher Campbell reviews Barry Poltermann and Frank Anderson's record of Charles Nelson Reilly's one-man show.
From the 2011 Sundance Film Festival, Christopher Campbell reviews Andrew Rossi's documentary about the New York Times' Media Desk.
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From 2011, Christopher Campbell wonders if nonfiction films can still be used for teaching -- and if they ever should have been.
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Below are the submitted best-of lists that contributed to our 2020 end-of-year poll (* = still unreleased in the US; ** = released in the U.S. last year). Christopher Campbell @thefilmcynic Found…
Tags:filmmakingHollywoodTales from the Script
From 2010, Christopher Campbell reviews the screenwriting documentary.
Tags:Doc Talkeugene-jareckiThe House I Live In
From 2012, Christopher Campbell briefly reviews Eugene Jarecki's documentary about the prison industrial complex.
Tags:Conan OBrien Cant StopSXSW
From the 2011 SXSW Film Festival, Christopher Campbell reviews Rodman Flender's Conan O'Brien tour documentary.
Tags:into-eternityMichael Madsen
Covering from the 2010 Tribeca Film Festival, Christopher Campbell reviews Michael Madsen's eerie film about the safety of nuclear storage.