Tag Archives: Documentaries

Revisiting John Huston: The Battle of San Pietro and Let There Be Light

Posted on August 26, 2021 by Nat Almirall

It’s time for another edition of Revisiting John Huston. This time we’re picking up with two more of his WWII documentaries: 1945’s The Battle of San Pietro and 1946’s Let There Be Light. I mentioned last time that Report from … Continue reading →

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Revisiting John Huston: Report From the Aleutians

Posted on July 2, 2021 by Nat Almirall

It’s time for another installment of Revisiting John Huston. This time around we’re taking a look at Huston’s war documentary Report from the Aleutians. Before I even started considering a retrospective on Huston, I still wanted to watch all his … Continue reading →

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The Flickcast 311: Apocalypse!

Posted on December 18, 2015 by The Flickcast

It’s Friday again (well, Saturday if you’re being technical) and time for a new episode of The Flickcast. Sadly, this isn’t an episode devoted entirely to the new Star Wars movie. That will have to wait until next week. It … Continue reading →

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Check This Out: Trailer for the Kubrick Documentary ‘Room 237’

Posted on February 8, 2013 by Joe Gillis

We don’t often feature documentaries here at The Flickcast. Not sure exactly why that is, especially when the doc in question is about one of the greatest horror films of all time, which is based on one of the best … Continue reading →

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‘Senna’ Has Year’s Best Documentary Opening

Posted on August 17, 2011 by Chris Ullrich

If you don’t live in Los Angeles or New York or you do and just haven’t had a chance to go out and see director Asif Kapadia’s Senna, one of the best documentaries of the year about one of the … Continue reading →

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Doc Review: ‘Page One: Inside the New York Times’

Posted on June 15, 2011 by Nat Almirall

Page One: Inside the New York Times focuses on several facets of the paper itself—its day-to-day operations, the folks who write, edit, and run the paper, and its struggle to remain competitive in the age of the digital news, but … Continue reading →

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SXSW Film Review: ‘Fambul Tok’

Posted on May 11, 2011 by Nat Almirall

(Even though it’s been over for a while, there’s still some reviews to squeeze out of SXSW!) The opening scene of Fambul Tok is as powerful as any documentary could hope for: A few dozen Sierra Leone villagers circle a campfire—the … Continue reading →

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‘Reagan’ Documentary Premieres Tonight on HBO

Posted on February 7, 2011 by Chris Ullrich

No matter your political leanings, most people can’t deny that Ronald Reagan, the 40th President of the United States, was a fascinating character. The story of a man going from humble beginnings as a small-town lifeguard through his time as … Continue reading →

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