Pure Nonfiction: Inside Documentary Film
TV & Film
Alissa Wilkinson stands out amongst film critics for writing extensively about documentaries. She was based at Vox.com for many years, but a few months ago she moved to The New York Times where she launched a column called Documentary Download. This was welcome news to Pure Nonfiction host Thom Powers who years ago wrote the wishful post Wanted: Documentary Critics. Thom and Alissa discuss the state of film criticism and what's unique about reviewing nonfiction.
For more on Alissa, see Alissawilkinson.com.
On Instagram: @purenonfiction @thompowers1
109: Running with Beto
108: Asif Kapadia on Ayrton Senna, Amy Winehouse & Diego Maradona
107: Rachel Lears on filming Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez
106: Werner Herzog on “Meeting Gorbachev”
105: Sam Green & David Harrington on Kronos Quartet
104: Penny Lane on "Hail Satan?"
103: Alison Klayman on Steve Bannon in “The Brink”
102: Baseball on Drugs in “Screwball”
101: Alex Gibney on how Theranos fooled Silicon Valley
100: Inside “The Case Against Adnan Syed” on HBO
99: D.A. Pennebaker, Seth Meyers, John Mulaney & more on Stephen Sondheim’s “Company"
98: Tim Wardle, Sandi Tan & RaMell Ross on "Pushing Boundaries"
97: "United Skates" with Tina Brown & Reggie Brown
96: Talal Derki on filming in Syria
95: Free Solo, Minding The Gap & Getting Personal
94: Sundance 2019 Preview
93: Astra Taylor on “What is Democracy?”
92: Aretha Franklin in “Amazing Grace,” Lost and Found
91: Mr. Rogers, Quincy Jones, Jane Fonda & Pope Francis Walk Into a Bar
90: Michael Moore, Julie Cohen, Annie Sundberg & Stephen Maing on “Getting Political”
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