Kitty Green’s unique new film is positively problematic.The word “meta” is being used a lot to describe Casting JonBenet, and of course it is a meta documentary but so are most. The less boring way to…
Fifty years after Kitty Genovese’s death, her brother uncovers a shocking truth. Nonfics is now a newsletter! Please support documentary criticism by subscribing here: nonfics.substack.com. …
According to The Life and Crimes of Doris Payne, a Hollywood movie is being planned about the life of its title character, featuring Halle Berry in the lead role. For a multitude of reasons, I hope th…
We wrap up our Oscar editions of the Doc Option column with this double-feature selection. At first thought, the obvious choice for a nonfiction counterpart to The Wolf of Wall Street is Inside Job, t…
Nonfics is now a newsletter! Please support documentary criticism by subscribing here: nonfics.substack.com. This weekend, Out of the Furnace hits theaters. It’s directed by Scott Cooper of…