Chris Smith’s classic documentary “American Movie” follows best friends Mark Borchardt and Mike Schank on their quest to complete a short film without the benefit of funding or time. Sony’s 4K UHD is the final word on this great film.
Documentarian and investigative journalist David Farrier’s film “Mister Organ” finds Farrier trying his best to understand a strangely manipulative and exhausting con man who also takes a particular interest in him.
“Token Taverns” is a documentary that focuses on the recent surge of “barcades.” Made independently, the film hits its stride when it focuses on how the bar owners pivoted to deal with the pandemic.
Errol Morris’s “The Fog of War” is simply a masterpiece. One of the finest documentaries and finest films ever made on war and wartime decision making. A classic. Sony Pictures has finally given the film a Blu-ray release.
Oliver Stone has worked with writer James DiEugenio, the author of “Destiny Betrayed,” to create a spellbinding tour de force documentary about who and why JFK was assassinated. Shout! Factory has given the documentary a proper release that earns our highest recommendation.
“Woodlands Dark and Days Bewitched: A History of Folk Horror” is a sprawling and fascinating documentary by Kier-La Janisse. It stands as the definitive work on the subject. The film, and the “All the Haunts Be Ours” box set that features it, come highly recommended.
“Henri-Georges Clouzot’s Inferno” is a fascinating document of an unfinished work by a master filmmaker. Arrow Video’s Blu-ray is top notch.
“Punk the Capital: Building a Sound Movement” is a pitch perfect examination of the Washington D.C. punk music scene from 1976 to 1983. An excellent documentary.
Best of Enemies is a fantastic documentary revolving around the ten debates held by William F. Buckley Jr. and Gore Vidal during the 1968 Democratic and Republican Conventions.
Shout!Factory has released Richard Lowenstein’s profoundly personal account of the troubled singer Michael Hutchence’s rise to fame with INXS and the circumstances that led to his death by suicide. A very well made and empathetic documentary.
Framing John DeLorean is an interesting documentary that stumbles a little bit from its more meta elements. Alec Baldwin and other actors star in the re-enactments. Shout!Factory has provided some excellent supplemental material that fleshes out the story.