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Alexander Reams’ Favorite Films of 2021: A Video Countdown
Tag: Documentary
Màxima
A beautiful aerial shot of the Andes mountains in Peru filled with lush green and crystalline waters draws you in. Contrasted against aerial images of the earthy and brown tones of the Yanacocha Mine… Continue reading.
Drink in the Movies Top 10 Films of 2021
Our Drink in the Movies team have compiled a comprehensive year-end piece that provides a shared look at each of our top 10 films of 2021. You can see their selected titles… Continue reading.
The Beatles: Get Back
Written by Alexander Reams 85/100 There are two types of people in this world, those who acknowledge The Beatles as not only one of the most influential bands, but one of the (objectively) best rock bands of all time, and … Continue reading.
HCAF 2021 Review: Since You Arrived, My Heart Stopped Belonging To Me
Written by Raúl Mendoza 97/100 Throughout my long debate with myself on what exactly I want my first review for the site to be, I kept asking myself what speaks more to me as a person but the various identities … Continue reading.
Adrienne
Written by Michael Clawson Not Rated/100 Andy Ostroy’s Adrienne is a loving documentary portrait of Adrienne Shelly, the supremely magnetic, instantly recognizable actress and filmmaker who rose to indie stardom in the early ‘90s, but had her life tragically, horrifically … Continue reading.
Procession
Written by Patrick Hao 74/100 Documentarian Robert Greene has had a career of self-reflexive documentaries that are almost openly hostile to the idea of honesty within the medium. In Kate Plays Christine, a documentary about an actress preparing for the … Continue reading.
Symbiopsychotaxiplasm: Take One
Written by Michael Clawson 80/100 Oniony, experimental doc with fewer layers than there are syllables in its title, but still quite a few: set entirely in Central Park, we see a film crew in action as they make a fictional, … Continue reading.
DXIFF 2021 Review: United States vs. Reality Winner
Written by Taylor Baker 35/100 Sonia Kennebeck follows up her 2020 documentary Enemies of the State up with a piece of trial propaganda entitled United States vs. Reality Winner. From the get-go there’s no question whose side we’re on, despite … Continue reading.
DXIFF 2021 Review: 3212 Un-Redacted
Written by Taylor Baker 75/100 Brian Epstein’s 3212 Un-Redacted presents a damning expose on the betrayal, cover-up, and conspiracy that occurred in October 2017. Deployed in Niger ODA(Operational Detachment Alpha) 3212 who were tasked against their Captain's recommendation with pursuing … Continue reading.