You don’t stumble upon a film like Four Daughters every day. It isn’t merely a documentary, nor is it purely a work of fiction. It’s a blend of personal testimony and reenactment, a unique approach that takes you on a deeply emotional and thought-provoking journey. But from a Christian lens, this film evokes much more…
There’s something undeniably magnetic about Knock Down the House—a documentary that’s less about politics and more about persistence, grit, and the raw power of a united community. Directed by Rachel Lears, this film centers on four remarkable women, each determined to break through the suffocating barriers of a political system they believe fails the people….
When we talk about history, we like to think of it as something fixed and set in stone, something immutable that you can read about in a book, then put back on the shelf and never think about again. But Margaret Brown’s Descendant shatters that illusion, making it painfully clear that history isn’t a neatly…
Ever had something ripped from your hands—something you didn’t just want to create but had to, a piece of your soul you slaved over, only to see it slip into someone else’s grasp and vanish? That’s the nightmare Shirkers drops you into. It’s a documentary by Sandi Tan, a director who lost her own film,…
Death. There’s no topic more sobering, no reality more unavoidable. It’s the shared destination we all reach someday. But what if we could face it with a smile—or at least with a wry grin? That’s what Kirsten Johnson’s documentary, Dick Johnson Is Dead, tries to do. It’s not your typical film about death. It’s a…
I recently watched Errol Morris’s documentary Separated, and I have to tell you, it was not an easy experience. This film doesn’t just ask for your attention—it demands it. It forces you to sit in the uncomfortable reality of what has been done to some of the most vulnerable people in the name of political…
War documentaries — they’re all over the place these days. Every new one seems to promise a new angle, a new piece of history revealed, a new set of lessons to be learned. But Intercepted, despite its seemingly standard premise, manages to do something different. It doesn’t just document events. It forces you to get…
Let’s be honest: no one likes telemarketers. Their calls interrupt dinners, workdays, and rare moments of peace, often offering little more than frustration. So, the idea of a documentary centered around them might seem like a hard sell. But Telemarketers—a raw, energetic, and unexpectedly touching exploration of the shady world of phone-based sales—manages to capture…
Let’s talk about Jerrod Carmichael for a second. Here’s a guy who doesn’t quite fit into the mold of a typical TV star. He’s too raw, too unpredictable, and frankly, a little too real. And that’s what makes his new project, Reality Show, such a fascinating, albeit challenging, watch. Carmichael isn’t here to spoon-feed you…
True crime series are a dime a dozen these days. If you scroll through Netflix or Hulu, it’s a genre cluttered with dramatizations of heinous acts, sprinkled with voyeuristic curiosity and a macabre thrill. But Last Call: When a Serial Killer Stalked Queer America is cut from a different cloth. It’s not just about recounting…