Film & Documentary

February 18, 2022 • View in browser

Three Minutes of Film Are All That Remain of a Polish Jewish Town Before the Holocaust

What can be learned from just a short clip from a 1938 vacation film? The documentary Three Minutes — A Lengthening shows that it can be quite a bit. | Dan Schindel

The Worst Person in the World Is Among the Best Portraits of Modern Womanhood

Part of the glory of the film is that its heroine’s choices, however unexpected, are taken seriously. | Eileen G'Sell

The Joyful Return of a Trans Icon and Electronic Music Pioneer

In the 36 years since recording the seminal Keyboard Fantasies, Beverly Glenn-Copeland has risen from elusive singer-songwriter to global phenomenon. | Billy Anania

Amidst Renovations, the Chelsea Hotel Dreams of Its Old Self

The documentary Dreaming Walls contrasts the New York icon’s glory days with the current residents’ struggle to preserve the building. | Dan Schindel

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The Passive, Tech-Obsessed Opening of the Winter Olympics

Everything that distinguished director Zhang Yimou’s famed opening ceremony for the 2008 Olympics feels either lacking or missing altogether here. | Ryan Swen

The Jackass Series Deserves Serious Recognition as Documentary Art

The infamously crude TV and film franchise continues a tradition of cinematic physical comedy going back to the Silent Era. | Juan Barquin