A look at the releasing challenges facing timely documentaries.

Looking at this 2004 documentary about a quirky New York eatery and its brash, philosophical cook.

An ode to blockbuster screenwriting that looks at Simon Gruber's wild scheme in Die Hard With A Vengeance as a satirical piece of social commentary.

A view of life after humanity from New Zealand devoid of zombies, gangs and nihilism.

A full review of one of my favorite films from last year, whose website describes it as, “a fully practical stop-motion film set in a Miltonesque world of monsters, mad scientists, and war pigs.”

Speculating on the existential implications of this rare and precious appropriated footage piece

A partial sendoff for a Chicago neighborhood screening space ending its run and the magic of makeshift moviehouses

The most inspiring and politically responsible of all teen movies is an abashed and hopeful celebration of 60's radicalism and the 1st amendment.

A lesson in Missing the Mark - using ‘Ferris Bueller’s Day Off’ as a template.

Why can't we give up on movies that peddle cheap wish fulfillments? And is Joel Schumacher's white rage opus really that disposable?

Two of the biggest theatrically released stand-up concert films from their era and what their differences in style, energy, point of view and taste have to teach us about separating art from exploitation

Two of the biggest theatrically released stand-up concert films from their era and what their differences in style, energy, point of view and taste have to teach us about separating art from exploitation

Three standout restorations from last year, distinguished by controversial, anti-establishment attitudes and new, diverse viewpoints.

A look into the ever more egregious and excessive nature of studio and distributor logos before features, with some more esoteric favorites highlighted.

Amy Heckerling's Clueless as a more enjoyable and successful adaption of Jane Austen's classic tale of self-discovery than Miramax's straight translation.

A look at this landmark Irish film and its feminist perspective on the Northern Ireland Conflict

The revelatory finale of City Lights as a radical blueprint for new ways of seeing others.

The immersive, anti-sentimental Zidane: A 21st Century Portrait - a meditative glance at the intense inner world of an elite athlete in action.

For FK's 20th post, 20 recommendations for short films, an underexposed category of filmmaking. Most titles are linked within.

Looking closer into this smart satire of sunny American values and food production in the Grand Guignol tradition.