By Gregory Crofton DOC NYC This year the largest documentary film festival in the country is available to everyone with access to a computer. The Covid-19 global pandemic forced DOC NYC, typically screened in New York City theaters, to go…
DOC NYC Review: ‘My Psychedelic Love Story’
By Jonathon Norcross Joanna Harcourt-Smith grew up in extreme wealth in France raised by a mother who boasted of sleeping with Mussolini — and her story only gets weirder from there. In the newest Errol Morris film, “My Psychedelic Love…
Coroner said Brian Jones Drowned in Fresh Water, so Why was this Rolling Stone Found in the Pool?
By Gregory Crofton When Brian Jones, a gifted multi-instrumentalist, first moved to London from the burbs of Britain he took “Elmo Lewis” as a stage name, a tribute to his heroes legendary bluesmen Elmore James and Robert Johnson. Jones drew…
Barry Gibb: The Last Bee Gee
When the Bee Gees put the Fever into Saturday Night, they became one of the most successful pop groups in history. Born in England but raised in Queensland, this band of brothers – Barry, Robin and Maurice – were musical…
A Master Chef at his Jamaican-Chinese Restaurant
At Patois in Toronto, chef Craig Wong takes the techniques he learned cooking at three-Michelin-starred French restaurants and applies them to the flavors he grew up within Jamaican-Chinese dishes. Aided by his right-hand-man chef Nicholas Beckford, the two create dishes…
Eagles Super Fans and their Championship Season in ‘Maybe Next Year’
By Gregory Crofton If you’re a fan of documentaries, you might have seen “Heavy Metal Parking Lot,” a an influential short film shot on videotape that captures rock fans tailgating at a Judas Priest concert in 1986 Maryland. “Maybe Next…