By Gregory Crofton Director Matthew Heineman has made his own sweet symphony bringing to the screen the love story of musician and singer John Batiste and his wife Suleika Jaouad, a writer living with leukemia. Heineman is devoted to observational…
Definitive Doc on Superstar Golfer in ‘Tiger’ but Shortcomings are Baked In
By Jonathon Norcross “Tiger” is a two-part HBO documentary on the life and career of superstar golfer Tiger Woods. Produced by Alex Gibney and directed by Matthew Hamachek and Matthew Heineman, the choice of filmmakers was criticized prior to the…
‘THE TRADE’: Director Matthew Heineman Delivers Addictive Docuseries on Opiates Scourge
By Gregory Crofton Best known for the Oscar-nominated documentary CARTEL LAND (2015), Matthew Heineman has made its sequel in a five-part series that presents the Mexico-to-U.S. drug trade circa 2017. If you were a fan of CARTEL LAND, you’ll like…
Bob’s Docs: Access (Episode 2)
For the month of August WNYC’s On the Media is running a series of interviews their reporter Bob Garfield has done over the years with documentary filmmakers. This episode is about the gift of access and features Bob’s interview with…
Kathryn Bigelow Interviews the Filmmaker Behind ‘CARTEL LAND’
CARTLEL LAND is a riveting, on-the-ground documentary following parallel stories of US and Mexican vigilantes fighting back against the ruthless drug cartels on either side of the border. It’s an excellent documentary, and VICE has teamed with the Orchard distributors…