
‘Beats, Rhymes & Life’ Review: A Tribe Called Quest is Controversially and Accessibly Documented
From the 2011 Sundance Film Festival, Christopher Campbell reviews Michael Rapaport's documentary about A Tribe Called Quest.
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From the 2011 Sundance Film Festival, Christopher Campbell reviews Michael Rapaport's documentary about A Tribe Called Quest.
From the 2011 Sundance Film Festival, Christopher Campbell reviews Steve James' documentary about the Chicago-based organization CeaseFire.
Tags:disasterDoc Talknatural disaster
This Doc Talk column was originally published on the now-defunct movie blog Cinematical on January 20, 2010. Many of the links from that time are no longer active, but we've attempted to keep as much …
Tags:Slamdance Film Festivalsuperheroes
From the 2011 Slamdance Film Festival, Christopher Campbell reviews Michael Barnett's documentary about real-life superheroes.
Tags:AssassinsRyan White
In the second part of our interview with Ryan White, we discuss the ending of his film and how it went differently than expected.
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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.