In 1991, eight scientists voluntarily entered isolation for two years inside Bioshpere 2, a microcosm of the world meant to determine how humans might survive in outer space. The idea for the biospher…
Interview: Philip Shane, Director of “The Myst Documentary”
Released in September 1993, Myst captivated players with its intriguing puzzles and captivating story, and became a sleeper hit on its way to becoming the best-selling computer game of the 1990s. At o…
The Greatest Documentary Films of the 2010s
A countdown of the most brilliant, unique, and fascinating accomplishments in documentary filmmaking in the past decade. If there’s a genre of film that has exponentially benefitted from the str…
Tribeca 2019 Review: Watson
The work of an environmental activist is that of people who work not to become widely known, but to have their work speak for itself as a collective whole. Among such activists is Paul Watson, who is …
Tribeca 2019 Review: ‘For They Know Not What They Do’
Daniel Karslake’s extraordinary new documentary, named after the final words of Jesus, is a four-part examination of one of the most shameful and contentious parts of modern Christian theology: instit…
‘Mike Wallace is Here’ Review: A Documentary Fit For A Legend | Sundance 2019
The heyday of TV journalism wields many iconic figures behind the camera. Walter Cronkite, Dan Rather, Barbara Walters, the list could be quite extensive. Going into Mike Wallace is Here, a new docume…
‘The Brink’ Review: Steve Bannon Gets a Reckoning of His Own Making | Sundance 2019
For one year, director Alison Klayman (whose last Sundance film was the wonderful 2012 documentary Ai Weiwei: Never Sorry) followed the work and life of far-right political activist and former Trump a…