Carson Timar 9/18/21 Carson Timar 9/18/21

TIFF 2021: Burning

Burning speaks with a conviction and justified anger

Carson Timar 8/28/21 Carson Timar 8/28/21

Fantasia 2021: You Can’t Kill Meme

You Can’t Kill Meme is nothing short of a disaster

Ewan Gleadow 8/19/21 Ewan Gleadow 8/19/21

Being a Human Person

There is something rather wonderous, almost terrifying, about a creative force accepting the end of their career

Carson Timar 8/6/21 Carson Timar 8/6/21

FANTASIA 2021: Satoshi Kon: The Illusionist

Satoshi Kon: The Illusionist celebrates the titular legendary filmmaker with a respect and passion

Carson Timar 7/29/21 Carson Timar 7/29/21

CANNES 2021: Invisible Demons

Invisible Demons forces the audience to accept the consequences of modern-day pollution and climate change becoming one of the most haunting films of the year

Carson Timar 7/28/21 Carson Timar 7/28/21

AFI Docs 2021: President

President is an undeniably important film but simply isn’t an engaging film

Carson Timar 7/24/21 Carson Timar 7/24/21

AFI Docs 2021: Cusp

Cusp is a perfect example of when the fly on the wall style of documentary goes wrong

Carson Timar 7/22/21 Carson Timar 7/22/21

Cannes 2021: Cow

Andrea Arnold’s Cow is a rather mooooving experience that feels like a breath of fresh air for the genre.

Carson Timar 7/20/21 Carson Timar 7/20/21

AFI Docs 2021: The Lost Leonardo

The Lost Leonardo is a shocking art industry mystery that will captivate even audiences with no history with the subject

Carson Timar 7/18/21 Carson Timar 7/18/21

CANNES 2021: Bigger Than Us

Bigger Than Us is a completely average look at the fights against modern-day climate change

Kevin Whyte 7/16/21 Kevin Whyte 7/16/21

Summer of Soul (…or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised)

Offers some astounding footage of a lost music festival and the joy of people rediscovering it

Carson Timar 7/15/21 Carson Timar 7/15/21

AFI Docs 2021: The Story Won’t Die

The Story Won’t Die is both a needed and rewarding documentary feature

Carson Timar 7/14/21 Carson Timar 7/14/21

AFI Docs 2021: We

We might be fundamentally solid but lacks the depth the feature clearly needs

Carson Timar 7/14/21 Carson Timar 7/14/21

CANNES 2021: Babi Yar. Context

Babi Yar. Context is both one of the most horrifying and needed films of 2021

Carson Timar 7/12/21 Carson Timar 7/12/21

AFI Docs 2021: Courtroom 3H

Courtroom 3H fails to live up to the potential the project had

Carson Timar 7/4/21 Carson Timar 7/4/21

AFI Docs 2021: Rise Again: Tulsa and the Red Summer

Rise Again: Tulsa and the Red Summer feels undeniable not just as one of the best films of 2021 but also as one of the most important

Carson Timar 7/4/21 Carson Timar 7/4/21

AFI Docs 2021: Fathom

While Fathom might not be a disaster, the film is definitely lackluster

Carson Timar 7/3/21 Carson Timar 7/3/21

AFI Docs 2021: Roadrunner: A Film About Anthony Bourdain

Roadrunner: A Film About Anthony Bourdain is both an incredibly personal and beautifully universal meditation on life and happiness

Carson Timar 7/3/21 Carson Timar 7/3/21

AFI Docs 2021: LFG

LFG is one of the most dynamic and important films of the year

Carson Timar 7/2/21 Carson Timar 7/2/21

AFI Docs 2021: Radiograph of a Family

Radiograph of a Family is a confident and fresh documentary that is also one of the most personal in recent memory