documentary Archives • Ink 19

Talal Derki
- Interviews
- February 4, 2019
Generoso speaks with director, Talal Derki, about his Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature nominated film, Of Fathers and Sons.
Poetic Trilogy: The Gardener
- Screen Reviews
- December 31, 2018
We visit a garden in Israel tended by adherents of the Baha’i Faith in this stunning documentary.
The Weirdest Movie Ever Made
- Print Reviews
- November 16, 2018
A brief and relatively neutral history of the famous 1967 “Bigfoot” home movies.
Here to Be Heard: The Story of the Slits
- Screen Reviews
- August 21, 2018
Groundbreaking all women reggae-infused punk group the Slits finally get the documentary treatment.
Now More Than Ever: The History of Chicago
- Screen Reviews
- November 13, 2017
A documentary about the legendary chart topping band, that tries to cram a lot of history into a short running time.
Dawson City : Frozen Time
- Screen Reviews
- October 13, 2017
Dawson, North West Territory, Canada had one of the biggest gold strikes ever. Silent movies entertained the miners between gambling and drinking, but the films were later dumped into the permafrost.
The Burningmoore Deaths
- Screen Reviews
- May 8, 2017
Former Queensryche lead singer Geoff Tate stars as a father-turned-murderer who wreaks havoc on the crew of a home improvement show in an interesting mash-up of faux documentary and found footage horror movie.

Circus Kid
- Screen Reviews
- April 28, 2017
Living in the circus ring is hard enough, but when your dad is your coach and clowning partner, the emotional pratfalls devastate.
George Crumb: Voice Of The Whale
- Screen Reviews
- August 2, 2016
An early documentary by Robert Mugge explores the world of Avant Garde composer George Crumb.
Elstree 1976
- Screen Reviews
- June 29, 2016
Meet the minor and only vaguely famous actors from the original Star Wars movie.
The Babushkas of Chernobyl
- Screen Reviews
- May 20, 2016
Russian women are tough. Meet a collection of them who survived Chernobyl and then snuck back in to live out their days on their radioactive old homesteads.
The Color of Noise
- Screen Reviews
- December 14, 2015
Nearly two hour documentary focusing on Amphetamine Reptile Records, responsible for releasing some of the noisiest punk-inspired music in the ’90s, including Helmet, Melvins, and Tar.
Do I Sound Gay?
- Screen Reviews
- May 1, 2015
A man seeks the answer to the unanswerable question “Why do I talk like a girl?”
Family Jams
- Screen Reviews
- April 10, 2015
A free form New Age band loves to jam and packs up their harp, hits the road, and parties like its 2004.

Very Extremely Dangerous
- Screen Reviews
- November 19, 2014
Very Extremely Dangerous (Screen Works). Review by Scott Adams.
Circle the Wagen
- Screen Reviews
- September 15, 2014
Dave Torstenson buys a beat up VW micro bus on the internet and heads for Los Angeles, one break down at a time.
PLASTIC GALAXY: The Story of Star Wars Toys
- Screen Reviews
- September 3, 2014
Kickstarter-funded documentary on Star Wars figure collectors, with interviews from both the collectors and the original toy designers.
Losing LeBron
- Screen Reviews
- August 22, 2014
LeBron James abandons the Cleveland Cavaliers, and the fans are pretty ticked off. Will they get over it?
Love Me
- Screen Reviews
- April 16, 2014
“Overweight male gun nut seeks hot Ukrainian woman. Must be willing to travel.” Carl F Gauze investigates a film that details just who is involved here.
It’s the Hard Knock Life
- Screen Reviews
- April 10, 2014
The hit musical Annie returns to Broadway and we get a backstage look at the production and preparation. Now Carl F Gauze can’t stop singing the title song.

Joe “Survival” Caruso
- Music Reviews
- March 20, 2019
Sunshine Blues (Lakehouse Records). Review by Michelle Wilson.
Teen Movie Hell
- Print Reviews
- March 19, 2019
Teen Movie Hell visits the evolution of high school classics.
Tobiasz Sienkiewicz
- Music Reviews
- March 18, 2019
Time to Begin. Review by Stacey Zering.
What A Glorious Feeling!
- Archikulture Digest
- March 17, 2019
Gene Kelly and his writing partner Stan Donen create “Singin’ in the Rain” despite disease, disagreement and a collapsing MGM fighting them all the way.
Boo Ray
- Event Reviews
- March 15, 2019
Boo Ray gets intimate with a small Iowa crowd. Jeremy Glazier is amongst the precious chosen few.
The Alice Howell Collection
- Screen Reviews
- March 14, 2019
The films of the movie comedienne Alice Howell are a great glimpse of early film-making.
Todd Snider
- Music Reviews
- March 14, 2019
Cash Cabin Sessions, Vol. 3 (Aimless Records). Review by James Mann.
Doctor Demento Covered in Punk
- Music Reviews
- March 13, 2019
Doctor Demento Covered in Punk (Demented Punk Records). Review by Carl F Gauze.
Jonathan Karrant
- Music Reviews
- March 12, 2019
Jonathan Karrant Live. Review by Stacey Zering.
Horror Express
- Screen Reviews
- March 11, 2019
This horror classic shines in it’s new Blu-ray reissue.