Reviews on documentaries new to DVD.
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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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Big History (Blu-ray Review) 19 Mar, 2014
What sets “Big History” apart from most history documentaries is its mission statement to...More>>
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American Experience: 1964 (DVD Review) 10 Mar, 2014
Race relations, the Beatles and presidential politics are the primary focus of this this inevitably...More>>
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Glickman (DVD Review) 3 Mar, 2014
This HBO documentary is a two-pronged affair that deals first with Marty Glickman’s own success...More>>
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Armstrong Lie, The (Blu-ray Review) 10 Feb, 2014
This portrait of a charismatic sociopath whose charisma is fully captured here is the next thing to...More>>
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Red Metal: The Copper Country Strike of 1913 (DVD Review) 3 Feb, 2014
The documentary is stylistically functional at best, but the content is strong.More>>
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Rewind This! (DVD Review) 28 Jan, 2014
A thorough blast of analog nostalgia, 'Rewind This!' covers all the bases of the rise of home video.More>>
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MacGillivray Freeman 50th Anniversary Limited-Edition Gift Set (Blu-ray Review) 22 Jan, 2014
The 50th anniversary celebratory boxed set showcases 10 Blu-rays of films spanning 1995 to 2010,...More>>
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Our Nixon (DVD Review) 20 Jan, 2014
Nixon has often been called the gift that keeps on giving, and so are Nixon documentaries.More>>
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Good Ol’ Freda (Blu-ray Review) 6 Jan, 2014
Basically a talking heads documentary augmented by good music and some largely unseen Beatles...More>>
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Drew: The Man Behind the Poster (DVD Review) 27 Dec, 2013
'Drew: The Man Behind the Poster' is an exceptional bit of pop culture nostalgia for those of the...More>>
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