Reviews on documentaries new to DVD.
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American Experience: Edison — The Father of Invention (DVD Review) 2 Mar, 2015
Running a full two hours (well, 114 minutes) as only occasional “American Experience”...More>>
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Life Itself (Blu-ray Review) 6 Feb, 2015
As much a celebration of filmmaking as it is a film critic, director Steve James' 'Life Itself'...More>>
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Method to the Madness of Jerry Lewis (DVD Review) 2 Feb, 2015
This Encore presentation isn’t a warts-and-all documentary, but it’s still OK because a love...More>>
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American Experience: Cold War Roadshow (DVD Review) 12 Jan, 2015
Boasting footage from presumably the only time Nikita Khrushchev and Eddie Fisher found themselves...More>>
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American Masters: Bing Crosby Rediscovered (DVD Review) 8 Dec, 2014
This is a portrait so on point that the only disappointment is the 85-minute running time when Bing...More>>
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Portrait of Jason (Blu-ray Review) 24 Nov, 2014
Director Shirley Clarke’s once unique one-man-show is a verbal all-nighter with a black and gay...More>>
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Dorothea Lange: Grab a Hunk of Lightning (DVD Review) 10 Nov, 2014
In this “American Masters” presentation, which avoids being episodic, director Dyanna Taylor...More>>
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Lady Valor: The Kristin Beck Story (DVD Review) 22 Oct, 2014
This moving documentary sheds some light on transgender issues, as former Navy SEAL Christopher...More>>
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Al Capone: Icon (DVD Review) 20 Oct, 2014
This lukewarm bio makes some good points about Al Capone’s criminal career, a central thesis...More>>
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Dick Cavett's Watergate (DVD Review) 13 Oct, 2014
Just about the only non-news show that would touch the subject of Watergate during the period was...More>>
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Casting By (DVD Review) 15 Sep, 2014
This irresistible documentary primarily concerned with the late Marion Dougherty includes anecdotes...More>>
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Roosevelts, The: An Intimate History (Blu-ray Review) 29 Aug, 2014
A fascinating history lesson on how personal experiences affect political life, 'The Roosevelts' is...More>>
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Elvis: That's the Way It Is (Blu-ray Review) 18 Aug, 2014
In 2001, director Denis Sanders’ 1970 cut underwent a major overhaul, removing a lot of the fan...More>>
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Adjust Your Tracking: The Untold Story of the VHS Collector (DVD Review) 7 Jul, 2014
It’s true, as one of the more wizened interviewees here notes, that people will collect anything,...More>>
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Top Hat & Tales: Harold Ross and the Making of ‘The New Yorker’ (DVD Review) 30 Jun, 2014
Released a year apart, the bio-docs 'Top Hat & Tales' and 'James Thurber: The Life and Hard Times'...More>>
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James Thurber: The Life and Hard Times (DVD Review) 30 Jun, 2014
Released a year apart, the bio-docs 'James Thurber: The Life and Hard Times' and 'Top Hat & Tales'...More>>
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Harry Dean Stanton: Partly Fiction (DVD Review) 23 Jun, 2014
At just 76 minutes, Sophie Huber’s portrait of a remarkably durable character actor features more...More>>
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Moms Mabley: I Got Somethin' To Tell You (DVD Review) 2 Jun, 2014
Beyond its entertainment value, Whoopi Goldberg’s directorial debut fills in some valuable...More>>
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God Loves Uganda (DVD Review) 21 May, 2014
Through interviews and hidden camera footage, 'God Loves Uganda' deftly reveals — in part, by...More>>
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Trials of Muhammad Ali, The (DVD Review) 26 Apr, 2014
'The Trials of Muhammad Ali' is not your average sports documentary in that it doesn’t focus on...More>>
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