The MSP International Film Festival is back!! In case you missed it, here is the post from March where I talked about the awesome lineup, opening + closing night films, and all the international female-directed movies I'm excited about. I've pored over the list of films in the past few weeks and got my tickets …
Happy hump day, everyone! The sun is shining and temps are well above average once again in Minnesota! I've got another double-review post today as these two music-themed docs are very much related, I highly recommend these, especially if you grew up in the 80s like me. The Greatest Night in Pop Directed by: Bao …
There are countless documentaries and films that have been made about Queen Elizabeth II. But I was intrigued by Portrait of the Queen as it’s told from the perspective of the Queen’s photographers. Not to be confused with Elizabeth: A Portrait in Parts released last year by Roger Michell. It’s exactly a year and a …
I missed this documentary during MSPIFF so when I got a chance to view a screener, I did not pass it up. I have to preface this by saying that I did not grow up in the United States, I came here for college so I realize I have a huge blindspot about Native American …
Continue reading Documentary Review: Lakota Nation vs. United States (2023)
Directed by Jennifer Trainer Narrated by Meryl Streep Museum Town is the first feature documentary from award-winning journalist Jennifer Trainer. It chronicles the history of Mass MoCA, the world’s largest contemporary art museum in the world and North Adams, the struggling Massachusetts town it resides in. Trainer herself is one of the co-founders of Mass …
To say social media is addictive is really putting it mildly. Even as someone who's relatively new to social media (I've actually opened a personal Facebook account just three years ago when I made my first short film), it's impossible to refute the impact of social networking. Gone are the days when we actually use our …
Continue reading FlixChatter Review: The Social Dilemma (2020)
Directed by: D.W. Young Ruth asked me to cover The Booksellers because she knew I was a bookworm, and she's not wrong. I majored in English because I love reading; the most memorable part of my first date with my boyfriend was browsing Mager's and Quinn's discount corner; and my regular visits to Winona aren't …
Continue reading FlixChatter Review – THE BOOKSELLERS documentary(2019)
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