Written by Taylor Baker "“Stephen Curry: Underrated” details some of the major moments in the three-point shooter's rise to popularity through his feats in high school, college, and professional basketball. Though it’s more of cursory toe dip into the life … Continue reading.
Tag: Hot Docs
Hot Docs 2023: We Are Guardians
Written by Maria Athayde "In their feature directorial debut Edivan Guajajara, Chelsea Green, and Rob Grobman paint a complex portrait of Brazil. Told through the eyes of Indigenous leaders and forest guardians, illegal loggers, private landowners..."… Continue reading.
Hot Docs 2023: Roberta
Written by Taylor Baker "Alternating between still exterior expanses and cityscapes to boisterous underground discotheques and a slew of cluttered domiciles "Roberta" excels as an extended slice of life doc that details both the mundane and the personal."… Continue reading.
Hot Docs 2022 Wrap-Up w/ Awesome Friday! and ForReel
In this video, Matthew, Thomas, Todd, and Taylor discuss their favorite documentaries and honorable mentions of the 2022 edition of the Hot Docs International Documentary Festival.… Continue reading.
Hot Docs 2022: Girl Gang
Written by Taylor Baker The loneliness that these black mirrors are bringing out in the next generation, and the corporate minds exploiting it for profit, often with the help and support of parents is a… Continue reading.
Episode 111: Doc Talk Part 5: Hot Docs 2021 / Audible / Archipelago / A River Runs, Turns, Erases, Replaces
"In feature films the director is God; in documentary films God is the director."Alfred Hitchcock Links: Apple Podcasts | Castbox | Google Podcasts | LibSyn | Spotify | Stitcher | YouTube On Episode 111 of Drink in the Movies Michael … Continue reading.
Hot Docs 2021 Review: Rockfield: The Studio on the Farm
Written by Taylor Baker 78/100 Rockfield farm buried in the Welsh countryside slowly changed from a family farm into a family farm and historic studio. The likes of Iggy Pop, Queen, David Bowie, Black Sabbath, Robert Plant, and countless others … Continue reading.
Hot Docs 2021 Capsule Review: Dear Future Children
Written by Maria Manuella Pache de Athayde 45/100 Dear Future Children is Franz Böhm's first documentary feature. It narrates the story of three female activists in Chile, Hong Kong, and Uganda. While it offers an interesting premise it lacks the … Continue reading.
Hot Docs 2021 Review: Bank Job
Written by Maria Manuella Pache de Athayde 45/100 The premise behind Bank Job is an interesting one. It tackles debt! Debt is universal and an integral part of economic systems around the world. In order to explore the debt crisis … Continue reading.
Hot Docs 2021 | Mid-Festival Conversation with Thomas Stoneham-Judge from ForReel
Learn more about Hot Docs, including programs, schedule, and events, at their website! https://youtu.be/lJI4SD7olJE Hot Docs 2021 Discussion! Taylor and Thomas from ForReel fire up their mics and cameras to discuss the festival so far.… Continue reading.