Reviews

Review of the Oscar nominated short documentaries perfectly a strangeness, The Devil Is Busy, Armed with Only a Camera, Children No More: "Were and Are Gone" and All the Empty Rooms. The post The Oscar Nominated Short Docs: Donkeys Bring Light from Darkness appeared first on POV Magazine.

Artist and activist Fernando Valencia makes it his mission to create a dub of The Lion King in the Indigenous language Quechua in Runa Simi. The post Runa Simi Review: Reconciliation through a DIY Disney Dub appeared first on POV Magazine.

Larry Herbert, aka the Pantone man, tells how his system for matching colour helped revolutionize industry standards in The King of Color. The post The King of Color Review: Shades of Pride appeared first on POV Magazine.

Brett Ratner's portrait of First Lady Melania Trump offers the laziest kind of propaganda and the nadir of celebrity portraiture. The post Melania Review: Trump Doc Fails to Be Best appeared first on POV Magazine.

The Story of Documentary Film sees Mark Cousins chronicle the history of cinema in his signature fashion with this look at the art of non-fiction film. The post The Story of Documentary Film Review: The Art of Documenting Documentaries appeared first on POV Magazine.

Nelson Mandela's life and career receives a fond appreciation in Antoine Fuqua's Troublemaker, even if it avoids tougher questions. The post Troublemaker Review: Nelson Mandela’s Long, If Rocky, Walk to Freedom appeared first on POV Magazine.

The life and music of Marianne Faithfull fuels Broken English, an elevated hybrid rockumentary featuring Tilda Swinton, George MacKay, and Courtney Love. The post Broken English: Unconventional Bio Will Convert All to the Faithfull appeared first on POV Magazine.

The fight to repatriate the remains of Indigenous ancestors confronts a legacy of colonial violence in Aanikoobijigan [ancestor/great-grandparent/great-grandchild]. The post Aanikoobijigan Review: A Haunting Tale of What Remains appeared first on POV Magazine.

Highlights in the Sundance Documentary Short programme include Luigi, The Baddest Speechwriter of All, and Tuktuit: Caribou. The post Sundance Short Docs Spotlight Hot Killers, Heroic Historians, and Family Traditions appeared first on POV Magazine.

Selling Girl Scout cookies proves a time-honoured tradition, but one with many complexities in the satisfying Cookie Queens. The post Cookie Queens Review: This Doc Never Crumbles appeared first on POV Magazine.

The annual rodeo in Mexico's Michoacán region serves as a collision of gender expressions that defy masculine stereotypes in Jaripeo. The post Jaripeo Review: Save a Horse, Ride a Cowboy appeared first on POV Magazine.

Veteran filmmaker Sam Green captures the stories of aged folks across the globe in The Oldest Person in the World, but at a surprisingly superficial level. The post The Oldest Person in the World Review: Some Things Don’t Get Better with Age appeared first on POV Magazine.

Follow a young woman named Isra'a over a ten-year journey in One in a Million as her family flees Syria only to confront the cost of freedom. The post One in a Million Review: A 10-Year Migration Saga Both Epic and Intimate appeared first on POV Magazine.

Public Access offers a trip through the archives of Manhattan Cable's public programming that's a feat of editing, albeit one that sticks to the obvious. The post Public Access Review: Giving the Boob Tube Its Due appeared first on POV Magazine.

Fergie Chambers and his life of empty privilege goes under the microscope as he moves from one shiny new thing to the next in All About the Money. The post All About the Money Review: Money Can’t Buy You Out of a Rude Awakening appeared first on POV Magazine.

A father searches the river for his 16-year-old son in Closure following his disappearance in this devastating study of grief and mental health. The post Closure Review: A Devastating Portrait of Grief and Love appeared first on POV Magazine.

The story of the filmmaker who brought renewed attention to Ritchie Valens in La Bamba gets his due in American Pachuco: The Legend of Luis Valdez. The post American Pachuco: The Legend of Luis Valdez Review – The Man Behind La Bamba’s Beat appeared first on POV Magazine.

Joybubbles, the story of a blind telephone wunderkind, fuels a half-baked biography that never really gets inside its subject. The post Joybubbles Review: Don’t Hold the Phone for this Biopic appeared first on POV Magazine.

The fight to reclaim land taken amid the colonization of Kenya fuels Kikuyu Land, an important documentary with a few too many threads. The post Kikuyu Land Review: A Plantation of Corruption appeared first on POV Magazine.

The disappearance of Great Salt Lake and the ensuing dust storms that threaten neighbouring areas provide an urgent call to action in the powerful documentary The Lake. The post The Lake Review: Is It all Over If the Canary Can No Longer Sing? appeared first on POV Magazine.

One family's story fuels a lifetime of memories and animated remembrances in TheyDream, William D. Caballero's loving ode to those who raised him. The post TheyDream Review: All in the Family, Re-Animated appeared first on POV Magazine.

The 1985 assassination of a Palestinian American activist triggers a deeper exploration of a history of racism inWho Killed Alex Odeh? The post Who Killed Alex Odeh? Review: Cold Case Captures Cultural Stagnation appeared first on POV Magazine.

The stories of women who spoke up during #MeToo and then faced reprisals for seeking justice fuel Silenced, a somewhat messy, but compelling documentary. The post Silenced Review: When #MeToo Faces the Litigious Masses appeared first on POV Magazine.

The pros and cons of artificial intelligence fuel Valerie Veatch's heady documentary Ghost in the Machine about today's hot topic. The post Ghost in the Machine Review: AI Doc Is the Film for Our Age appeared first on POV Magazine.

William Greaves' long-awaited Once Upon a Time in Harlem gathers luminaries from the Harlem Renaissance for an in-depth conversation about Black life, art, and culture. The post Once Upon a Time in Harlem Review: Greaves’ Long-Awaited Documentary Renaissance appeared first on POV Magazine.

A mother and daughter working on a farm in Montenegro’s Sinjajevina plateau fuel To Hold a Mountain and its quietly moving feminist tale of strength and resistance. The post To Hold a Mountain Review: Stirring Feminist Fable Meets Picturesque Pastoralism appeared first on POV Magazine.

In Birds of War, journalists Janay Boulos and Abd Alkader Habak chart their journey from colleagues to love birds while covering the war in Syria. The post Birds of War Review: Love Birds Take Flight Amid Winds of Conflict appeared first on POV Magazine.

The story of the Marion County Record's investigation into a raid on their editor's home inspires a deep dive on the ethics and necessity of the free press in Seized. The post Seized Review: When the Attempt to Stop the Presses Ignites a Bigger Story appeared first on POV Magazine.

Hanging by a Wire tells the story of a 2023 cable car accident as a gripping rescue saga, albeit one that leaves larger questions for another film. The post Hanging by a Wire Review: Tumult, Tension, and a Few Loose Threads appeared first on POV Magazine.

The stories of Black soldiers who formed the special forces unit during the Vietnam War reflect a secondary war in Soul Patrol as they continued to experience racism while fighting for their country. The post Soul Patrol Review: Brothers in Arms appeared first on POV Magazine.

Experimental filmmaker Barbara Hammer receives a welcome survey of her legacy of putting women's lives, loves, and bodies on film in Barbara Forever. The post Barbara Forever Review: Portrait of an Iconoclastic Filmmaker appeared first on POV Magazine.

Gabriela Osio Vanden and Jack Weisman brilliantly expand their 2021 short film Nuisance Bear about polar bears forced off their natural migration path in Churchill, Manitoba. The post Nuisance Bear Review: This One’s Just Right appeared first on POV Magazine.

Everybody to Kenmure Street observes as residents of the most diverse neighbourhood in Glasgow, Scotland join forces to protest and prevent a wrongful arrest. The post Everybody to Kenmure Street Review: Community Action Across Many Narrative Threads appeared first on POV Magazine.

The Last First: Winter K2sees mountaineers compete with veteran climbers and inexperienced tourists to land an historic winter ascent on the world's most dangerous mountain. The post The Last First: Winter K2 Review: A Peak Mountain Movie appeared first on POV Magazine.

Steve Callahan's tale of surviving a shipwreck while lost at sea is a great story, but under-served cinematically in 76 Days Adrift. The post 76 Days Adrift Review: Survival Tale Lost at Sea appeared first on POV Magazine.

In The Gas Station Attendant, Karla Murthy mines family home movies while exploring her father's struggle to land a consistent vocation in America. The post The Gas Station Attendant Review: When One Family’s Story Is Everyone’s Story appeared first on POV Magazine.

17-year-old runner Ku Stevens translates his passion for the sport into a collective act of healing and honouring Indigenous elders in Remaining Native. The post Remaining Native Review: Ku Stevens’ Resilient Stride appeared first on POV Magazine.

San Francisco pastry chef Meg Ray finds inspiration in a community bakery on the remote Swedish island of Rödlöga in Sweet Story. The post Sweet Störy Review: Life Lessons and Sourdough Starter appeared first on POV Magazine.

Oscar Isaac and Elvira Lind invite audiences into their lives in King Hamlet as the actor plays Hamlet on stage, and both a birth and a death happen along the way. The post King Hamlet Review: To Be Or Not to Be a Serious Actor appeared first on POV Magazine.

Singer/songwriter Carol Connors looks back on her life, career, and many love songs in Elvis, Rocky & Me: The Carol Connors Story. The post Elvis, Rocky & Me: The Carol Connors Story Review – Tribute to a Hit-Maker appeared first on POV Magazine.

In State of Firsts, Chase Joynt follows Sarah McBride on her historic win as the first transgender woman elected to U.S. Congress. The post State of Firsts Review: On the Campaign Trail with Sarah McBride appeared first on POV Magazine.

Indigenous activist and leader Juma Xipaia proves one of the most memorable characters you'll meet in a documentary this year as Yanuni follows her fight to protect the Brazilian Amazon. The post Yanuni Review: Fighting the Apocalypse in the Tropics appeared first on POV Magazine.

Ron Mann revisits the story of Clairtone, the Canadian stereo company that briefly made a splash during the swinging Sixties. The post Clairtone Review: Hi-Fi Meets Lo-Fi appeared first on POV Magazine.

In Street Smart: Lessons from a TV Icon, Sesame Street star Sonia Manzano gets her flowers for entertaining and educating generations of children. The post Street Smart: Lessons from a TV Icon Review – ‘Tía’ Maria appeared first on POV Magazine.

The best documentaries of 2025 include Come See Me in the Good Light, The Tale of Silyan, Endless Cookie, Cover-up, and Coexistence, My Ass! The post The Best Documentaries of 2025: Come See Them, Hopefully in a Theatre appeared first on POV Magazine.

Albert Serra goes in the ring with matador Andrés Roca Rey as he tangos with bulls to test the measure of a man in Afternoons of Solitude. The post Afternoons of Solitude Review: All the Beauty and the Bloodsport appeared first on POV Magazine.

For the Culture with Amanda Parris returns for a second season to explore a diversity of Black experiences through topics like dating and travel. The post For the Culture Returns to Invite Audiences to Join the Conversation appeared first on POV Magazine.