There are great documentaries about artists (like Crumb or Valentino), or documentaries that shine a light on brain-tickling cultural phenomena (like Paris Is Burning or The King of Kong: A Fistful of Quarters). But I think it’s fair to say that the vast majority of documentaries that get shown at festivals, that win awards, that arrive in theaters near you — or video-on-demand schedules — are political or social or historical exposés. They’re about the war in Iraq, or the food we eat, or climate change, or convicted killers who may be innocent, or illegal oil drilling in South America,...
- 11/10/2011
- by Owen Gleiberman
- EW - Inside Movies
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