The Divided Brain
This documentary (with the brilliant strapline ‘The film that half your brain doesn’t want you to see’) takes a look at the arguments articulated by Dr Iain McGilchrist in his […]
Tag Archives: 2010s
Beats, Rhymes & Life: The Travels of A Tribe Called Quest
Michael Rapaport (Gary from Friends) dissects the rap rapport of hip-hop’s greatest quartet in this 2011 documentary. Although it’s weird hearing Phoebe’s cop boyfriend’s voice between Tribe verses, it’s Rapaport’s […]
Crawl
In Sam Raimi’s latest production, Kaya Scodelario (Effy from Skins) and Barry Pepper (Jonnie Goodboy Tyler from Battlefield Earth) are trapped in a flooded basement with a pair of alligators […]
The Dark Tower
A boy, Jake (Tom Taylor) has strange visions of another world, where a dark tower keeps darkness at bay (…except its own). When he finds his way there he meets […]
Pavarotti
Ron Howard takes a whistle stop tourandot of the most iconic opera singer of the 20th century (apart from Florence Foster Jenkins, obviously), examining his voice, relationships and career, and […]
The Other One: The Long Strange Trip of Bob Weir
Named after the first song he wrote for the Grateful Dead, The Other One is a 2015 documentary about the rhythm guitarist and singer who has arguably played more gigs “than any […]
Booksmart
Two high school seniors, Amy and Molly (Kaitlyn Dever and Beanie Feldstein), are top of their class, know their politics and are ready for top universities and stellar careers. But […]
Eighth Grade
Written and directed by Bo Burnham (or Mo Mowlam if you’re The Trap), this acclaimed indie follows awkward 14-year-old Kayla Day (Elsie Fisher) as she navigates the daily horrors of […]
Shaft (2019)
Shaft cleverly avoids the ludicrous titles of other long-running franchises by just calling every installment Shaft. But as this latest Shaft features the original John Shaft (Richard Roundtree), his nephew, […]
Marianne & Leonard: Words of Love
Nick Broomfield’s new documentary charts the storied relationship of Jewish Buddhist Canadian (or American if you’re Louise Mensch) singer/songwriter/monk Leonard Cohen and Marianne Ihlen, his most significant lover – and […]
Screen Goblin 