Claus Räfle’s drama blurs narrative and documentary lines to creatively tell a lesser-known aspect of the Holocaust.
Your guide to Asheville's vibrant and diverse movie offerings.
Your guide to Asheville's vibrant and diverse movie offerings.
All in Documentary
Claus Räfle’s drama blurs narrative and documentary lines to creatively tell a lesser-known aspect of the Holocaust.
The new documentary may best be appreciated as an appendix to last year’s First Man, a narrative film that tells you more about the people involved and covers the back story that’s missing here.
Just in time for Mardi Gras, this music doc on the Preservation Hall Jazz Band joyously celebrates the spirit of New Orleans and its cultural cousins across the Gulf of Mexico.
This year’s finalists include several worthy films and a couple of head-scratchers.
RaMell Ross’ Oscar-nominated documentary both warrants enthusiasm for its directorial creativity, yet frequently allows this same unconventionality to bog down the proceedings.
Peter Jackson’s colorized WWI documentary is visually extraordinary, but fairly dry in other regards.
The documentary on the Santa Fe art collective is an entertaining portrait of its history and creations, but skimps on its members’ collaborative dynamics.
The delightful documentary about young people poised to better the world is bound to leave viewers of all ages optimistic about the future.
Alex Honnold is an extraordinary individual, and this documentary matches his amazing abilities and dedication.
The prospect of joining Dames Eileen Atkins, Judi Dench, Joan Plowright and Maggie Smith for a weekend in the country is as delightful as it sounds.
This informative profile of Japanese artist Yayoi Kusama resembles a video accompaniment to a magazine profile instead of a documentary film.
The Asheville Movie Guys watch Michael Moore repeatedly ask, “Who is America?” and attempt to explain how the U.S. got to its current volatile situation.
Gilda Radner gets the standard bio-doc treatment in this fun, informative and all too short film.
Scotty Bowers, behind-the-scenes sexual connecter to the stars, is the focus of this lively but straightforward documentary.
The director of Harry and Snowman turns his attention to a Camden, S.C. couple’s canine rescue efforts.
The late great fashion designer’s life and work are eloquently presented in this entertaining, informative documentary.
The meditative documentary soulfully profiles the Oscar-winning composer.
Eugene Jarecki’s metaphorical bio-doc on Elvis Presley packs a cumulative wallop that didn’t seem possible in its early stages.
Tim Wardle’s entertaining documentary about triplets separated at birth is one best viewed knowing as little about it as possible.
Sara Driver’s lively documentary is almost more about the scene from which the famed artist sprung than the man himself, yet treats him as the shining star to emerge from its ranks.
