Is Dziga Vertov’s 1929 silent film ‘Man with a Movie Camera’ a complement to this year’s YouTube crowdsourcing success ‘Life in a Day’? Both are intimate records of human life, yet neither functions like a typical “documentary.”
This amazing documentary on “death with dignity” in Oregon and Washington will open your eyes to a new side of a big controversy, as told by the terminally ill people who “use the law.”
Highly original screenplay, from new filmmaker Zal Batmanglij, about 2 aspiring investigative journalists infiltrating a very dangerous cult. Another exciting film from the Sundance Film Festival’s NEXT category.
Madeleine Olnek’s CODEPENDENT LESBIAN SPACE ALIEN SEEKS SAME may not be the weirdest movie I’ve seen at Sundance, but it’s certainly the most unique!
Despite the psychological intensity and emotional turbulance of Jeff Nichols’ new film, TAKE SHELTER is not a horror movie, but… a family film?
While the new HBO documentary on Bobby Fischer may now be the definitive study of the chess legend, is the film up to the standards of the Sundance Film Festival?
A beautiful drama from Seattle, written and directed by Megan Griffiths, and part of this year’s NEXT category at Sundance.
Tom McCarthy’s SUNDANCE dramedy finds a perfect harmony of pathos and humor, with amazing performances by Paul Giamatti and Burt Young.
Hobo with a Shotgun, starring Rutger Hauer, both IS and is NOT the film I expected it to be. World premiere event at SUNDANCE 2011.
Is Banksy’s first and only independent documentary film a celebration of street art as an emerging medium, or a promotion for Banksy’s own portfolio? And who the hell is Thierry Guetta?
The Recycled Film was a blog about film, art, the web, and more; written and published by Charlie Thomason. As of May 2012, the site is no longer active and will not be adding new content. You can read Charlie's newer writing on The Bleachwave Blog, or check out his portfolio website.
