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News of the World is a timely and masterful western

★★★★ | Read all about it NEWS OF THE WORLD, directed by Paul Greengrass, is a delightful and emotionally rewarding revisionist western that knows exactly the story it wants to tell. It’

By Joonatan Itkonen

/ 10 Feb 2021

Dope is Death is one of the best documentaries at DocPoint this year

(DOPE IS DEATH is playing at DocPoint 2021 now.) ★★★★★ | Heartbreaking truths DOPE IS DEATH, from director Mia Donovan, is a fine example of the power of journalism and intrepid legwork.

By Joonatan Itkonen

/ 5 Feb 2021

Once Upon A Time In Venezuela masterfully captures a fleeting moment in history

★★★★★ | We were here once (ONCE UPON A TIME IN VENEZUELA is available at DocPoint 2020.) Once Upon A Time In Venezuela, directed by Anabel Rodríguez Ríos, feels like a fairy

By Joonatan Itkonen

/ 2 Feb 2021

A Song Called Hate is more timely than ever

★★★★ | Singing to closed ears

By Joonatan Itkonen

/ 28 Jan 2021

Hitman 3

★★★★ | Perfectly executed

By Joonatan Itkonen

/ 19 Jan 2021

15 FILMS TO SEE AT DOCPOINT 2021

As the abnormality continues, DocPoint arrives just in time to bring much needed perspective into the world. With an online only festival ahead, here are fifteen films I recommend that

By Joonatan Itkonen

/ 14 Jan 2021

Disenchantment: Season 3 goes through growing pains

★★★ | The middle child (DISENCHANTMENT continues on Netflix Nordic, January 15th. Full season viewed for review.) DISENCHANTMENT is an odd duck. It’s not as funny as THE SIMPSONS in its

By Joonatan Itkonen

/ 12 Jan 2021

Pretend It's a City is a loving portrait of both a person and a city

★★★★ | I’m walkin’ here! New York is one of the most fascinating cities in the world. It’s an unwieldy behemoth, ever-changing, and never as you’d picture it,

By Joonatan Itkonen

/ 10 Jan 2021

American Gods: Season 3 fumbles a good thing

★★ | Generational gap This is not death, but a rebirth, one could say. After a mostly aimless second season and months of behind the scenes drama, AMERICAN GODS reboots itself into

By Joonatan Itkonen

/ 3 Jan 2021

BEST OF 2020: TELEVISION

As the year draws to a close, my Best of 2020 series continues. Yesterday’s article looked back at the documentaries that shook my year, and now, with just a

By Joonatan Itkonen

/ 29 Dec 2020

BEST OF 2020: DOCUMENTARIES

As the year draws to a close, my Best of 2020 series continues. Last week I looked back at the best games of the year, and now, with just a

By Joonatan Itkonen

/ 28 Dec 2020

The Chilling Adventures of Sabrina: Part 4 ends with a whimper

★★ | The magic has run out When the reimagined SABRINA burst on the scene in 2018, it was a surprisingly sharp, if Hot-Topic-infused new take on the young adult

By Joonatan Itkonen

/ 28 Dec 2020