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  • 78/52 (2017)
    Review preview for 78/52

    Essential viewing for anyone with an interest in the craft of filmmaking.

    Jennie Kermode · 4.5 out of 5
    A documentary about the shower scene in Alfred Hitchcock's Psycho.
  • Doc Of The Dead (2014)
    Review preview for Doc Of The Dead

    It's not quite as comprehensive as might have been hoped, but it still has a lot to say and a lot of fun doing it.

    Jennie Kermode · 3.5 out of 5
    A documentary exploring the zombie genre.
  • Earthlings (2005)
    Review preview for Earthlings

    Ultimately, Earthlings is a light documentary about a group of people who share a hobby.

    Keith Dudhnath · 3.5 out of 5
    A documentary about Klingon speakers.
  • Kim Novak's Vertigo (2025)
    Review preview for Kim Novak's Vertigo

    She clicks with Philippe, and there’s a wonderful openness about the film as she finds joy in being able to talk about everything with no fear anymore.

    Jennie Kermode · 4.5 out of 5
    The actor and painter reflects on Vertigo and her life.
  • Memory: The Origins of Alien (2019)
    Review preview for Memory: The Origins of Alien

    There are some good stories - various myths around the filming of Alien are punctured, but one of the film's central theses is a mythological one.

    Andrew Robertson · 3 out of 5
    The untold origin story behind Ridley Scott’s Alien – rooted in Greek and Egyptian mythologies, underground comics, the art of Francis Bacon, and the dark visions of Dan O’Bannon and HR Giger.
  • The People Vs George Lucas (2010)
    Review preview for The People Vs George Lucas

    A rather affectionate fanboy love-in and whingefest.

    Scott Macdonald · 3.5 out of 5
    A documentary looking at the arguments for and against each part of the Star Wars series and its creator.
  • The Taking (2021)
    Review preview for The Taking

    Philippe’s incisive, forthright approach leaves no room for apologism.

    Jennie Kermode · 4.5 out of 5
    A documentary exploring the use of Monument Valley in film.
  • William Shatner: You Can Call Me Bill (2023)
    Review preview for William Shatner: You Can Call Me Bill

    The phrase “there’s no room for ego,” is used again and again as the filmmaker struggles to find a route past what Shatner wants us to see, past the masks which he openly admits to wearing.

    Jennie Kermode · 2.5 out of 5
    A portrait of William Shatner's personal journey over nine decades on Earth.

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