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This Thelonius Monk Doc is Worth Watching Twice

By Kate Myers The endeavor of art as a collaborative process can often get lost in the enjoyment of the finished product, but if one follows the threads each artists leaves in a piece of work, so many fascinating new…

Celia Maysles, Shut Out by Uncle Albert, Finds Her Father in the ‘Wild Blue Yonder’

By Gregory Crofton Celia Maysles wanted to get to know her Dad. She opened the door of his beige Mercedes and sat behind the wheel. “I like this car,” she said with a smile. Later on the subway she wears…

‘Gods of Mexico’ Revitalizes with Its Beauty and Pace

By Kate Myers “Gods of Mexico” is a mesmerizing look at modern life lived primitively. The pace of the movie captures the stretched out time it takes to do hard work with basic tools. Far from being boring, the pace…

Luther Vandross Worked His Way to the Top of R&B, Taking it Mainstream

By Gregory Crofton A packed house at the Belcourt Theatre in Nashville lit up “Luther: Never Too Much” bringing emotion and joy to a screening on a recent Sunday evening of the new documentary directed by Dawn Porter. Audience members…

‘ZEF: The Story of Die Antwoord’ is DEF

By Gregory Crofton Jon Day, best known for his music video work, spent five years making a documentary on Die Antwoord, the viciously good South African cheetahs of art rap. Roger Ballen, a photographer whose had a massive influence rap…

BEWARE: ‘Vigilantes Inc.’ Shows People are Working to ‘Fix’ 2024 Presidential Election

By Gregory Crofton If you think about it — and most of us choose not to — this criminal act shouldn’t be a surprise given how central “winning” is to the American character. Within my lifetime it’s become increasing common…

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