Directed by Morgan Neville I have a running list of movies that make me cry, and you can add Won't You Be My Neighbor to that list. It's not an outright tearjerker, but there are moments clearly meant to tug on your heart strings, and they certainly do. That shouldn't surprise you. This documentary about the very … Continue reading Won’t You Be My Neighbor? (2018)
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Hoop Dreams (1994)
Directed by Steve James Hoop Dreams was meant to be a 30 minute PBS documentary on Chicago street culture through the eyes of kids playing playground basketball. It ended up as a near 3 hour feature documentary with over 300 hours of footage. When it was released, 8 years after shooting began, the film would … Continue reading Hoop Dreams (1994)
