Glad to read someone else connected with Roger Ebert. I watched Siskel and Ebert all the way back in my high school days (late 70’s). Followed by, At the Movies in the late 80’s. Ebert was my go to movie critic. Siskel, not so much. Too cynical for me. Roger Ebert was insightful and I found his reviews both thoughtful and honest. Thank you for the share about him kneeling to explain death to a child.
I also really liked "Shirkers." And I recently wrote a post about the documentary "Middletown," which premiered at Sundance this year. It's a documentary about a group of high school students making a documentary. (My husband was one of the kids in the 1990s who worked on the project.) Anyway, yes, three cheers for art about art!
I liked Shirkers a lot when I saw it years ago, and The Art Life was a lovely salve when Lynch passed. But I really, really, loved Feels Good Man when I saw it at my local film festival years ago. What a journey!
Also, I've talked up Bradford and Brett in the past, but the Rock-afire Explosion disc that Vinegar Syndrome put out is pretty great! (It's sold out but it's not an outrageous price on eBay yet.)
Glad to read someone else connected with Roger Ebert. I watched Siskel and Ebert all the way back in my high school days (late 70’s). Followed by, At the Movies in the late 80’s. Ebert was my go to movie critic. Siskel, not so much. Too cynical for me. Roger Ebert was insightful and I found his reviews both thoughtful and honest. Thank you for the share about him kneeling to explain death to a child.
Absolutely, thank you as always for reading! If you haven't seen the Ebert doc yet, I think you'd really like it!
I also really liked "Shirkers." And I recently wrote a post about the documentary "Middletown," which premiered at Sundance this year. It's a documentary about a group of high school students making a documentary. (My husband was one of the kids in the 1990s who worked on the project.) Anyway, yes, three cheers for art about art!
I just read your post and it sounds amazing!!! I can't wait to check it out—thanks for the rec, Alyson!
Thank you for your 21 recs! I’ve already added your suggestions to my watch list. And thanks for reading the post about Middletown!
I liked Shirkers a lot when I saw it years ago, and The Art Life was a lovely salve when Lynch passed. But I really, really, loved Feels Good Man when I saw it at my local film festival years ago. What a journey!
Also, I've talked up Bradford and Brett in the past, but the Rock-afire Explosion disc that Vinegar Syndrome put out is pretty great! (It's sold out but it's not an outrageous price on eBay yet.)
Ooh thanks for the heads-up! Always looking to expand my physical media collection!