Jared Mobarak –

• Posterized May 2022: Lux Æterna, The Innocents, In Front of Your Face & More – 5/6/22

Christopher Schobert –

• Recommended New Books on Filmmaking: Nicolas Cage, Sofia Coppola, Michael Cimino, Dennis Hopper & More – 5/4/22

Jeff Simon –

• At age 50, ‘The Godfather’ still looks and feels brand-new – 5/4/22
• From Carlin to Letterman, comedians have always lived with the loathing – 5/11/22
• In Buffalo, we will always be defined by our soul, not by the racist who tried to divide us – 5/17/22

Jordan M. Smith –

• Another Screen Presents Six Brazilian Docs, New Issue of World Records Journal, Hot Docs In Full Swing – 5/2/22
• Firelight Media Doc Lab Open Call, Hot Docs Award Winners, True Crime Recommendations – 5/9/22
• Waves of Arrests in Iran, Speaking is Difficult, POV Unveils Season Lineup – 5/16/22

Jared Mobarak –

• Posterized April 2022: Hit the Road, Vortex, Petite Maman & More – 4/1/22

Jeff Simon –

• Was no one looking out for the best interests of Bruce Willis? – 4/6/22
• ‘The First Lady’ on Showtime looked like a winner … until it didn’t – 4/20/22
• How did we get here as a culture? First, you have to understand what happened to ‘The Beverly Hillbillies’ – 4/27/22

Jordan M. Smith –

• Doc Filmmaker Mantas Kvedaravicius Killed, Question of Consent when Shooting in Traumatic Situations, Poh Si Teng on True Equity in Docs – 4/4/22
• IDA Recognizes Employee Union, Firelight Media Announces Spark Fund Recipients, 2022 Full Frame Award Winners – 4/11/22
• Goodbye 14-Hour Day, Peabody Awards Nominees, A-List Festivals on How Docs Can Play in the Big League – 4/18/22
• IF/Then & Emergence Unveil Shifting Landscapes, dok.incubator Reveals Selections, Tribeca Film Festival Announced 2022 Lineup – 4/25/22

Jared Mobarak –

• Posterized March 2022: After Yang, Great Freedom, Nitram & More – 3/3/22
• The 94th Oscars recap through tweets … – 3/28/22

David Palmer –

• 94th Academy Awards Predictions: Who Will, Could, and Should Win – 3/26/22

Jeff Simon –

• I can’t believe I’m saying this but I am dreading this year’s Academy Awards – 3/2/22
• I’ll grudgingly watch ‘West Side Story’; Poehler’s Lucy doc is great TV – 3/9/22
• Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has the world rethinking what TV should be – 3/16/22
• What Will Smith did at the Oscars could not have been more wrong. But I understand it – 3/28/22

Jordan M. Smith –

• 2022 Cinema Eye Honors, IDA Staff Exodus Continues, Roger Graef Dead at 85 – 3/7/22
• R.I.P. Michelle Materre & Brent Renaud, Summer of Soul Wins Best Doc at Independent Spirit Awards – 3/14/22
• IDA Recognizes Employee Bargaining Unit, SXSW Award Winners, Visions du Réel Program Unveiled – 3/21/22
• Summer of Soul, Queen of Basketball Win Doc Oscars, Pure Nonfiction Returns to IFC Center, IDA Announces New Staff – 3/28/22

Jared Mobarak –

• Posterized February 2022: The Worst Person in the World, Friends and Strangers, The Sky Is Everywhere & More – 2/3/22

Christopher Schobert –

• Kyle Buchanan on Documenting the Wild Creation of Mad Max: Fury Road in Blood, Sweat & Chrome – 2/21/22
• Recommended New Books on Filmmaking: The Art of James Cameron, Exploring Welles, Keaton, Wilder, and Lean & More – 2/28/22

Jeff Simon –

• W. Kamau Bell’s Bill Cosby documentary is a noble attempt to explain something inexplicable – 2/2/22
• Whoopi Goldberg’s race comment was ignorant. Her suspension from ‘The View’ was, too – 2/9/22
• Sam Waterston’s return to ‘Law and Order’ is more proof that it’s Dick Wolf’s world – 2/16/22
• There are great works of art out there. Here are some you should be seeking out. Now – 2/23/22

Jordan M. Smith –

• The Case of of JIHAD REHAB, How Archive Content is Shaping the Music-Doc Renaissance, Cinema Eye Honors Sets New Date – 2/7/22
• Solidarity with Ukraine, CPH:DOX Reveals Music Program, TIFF Unveils New Programmers – 2/28/22

Jeff Simon –

• Betty White didn’t need to make it to 100 to make history – 7/7/22
• The end for ‘Dexter’ comes during a period of constant reminders of our common fate – 1/12/22
• In praise of Stephen A. Smith and his disdain for self-important Cowboys fans – 1/20/22
• Showtime’s reconfigured ‘Billions’ is what a show should be when forced to make changes – 1/26/22

Jordan M. Smith –

• 2022 Has Arrived! Oscar Shortlists Revealed, Cinema Eye Postponed, Sundance COVID Safety Precautions – 1/3/22
• A Tribute to NYT Op-Docs,  In-Person Sundance Cancelled, IDA Awards Go Virtual – 1/10/22
• Color Congress Launches, ATTICA Streaming for Free, Slamdance Starts New Streaming Service – 1/17/22
• Sundance, Sundance, Sundance + PBS Partnership with Firelight Media, Retrospectives on Nanfu Wang, Jonas Mekas and NY City Symphonies – 1/24/22
• Sundance Award Winners, VR Docs, Chicken & Egg Award Recipients – 1/31/22

Jared Mobarak –

• Posterized December 2021: Parallel Mothers, Benedetta, Red Rocket & More – 12/1/21

Christopher Schobert –

• ENDING THE YEAR AT THE MOVIES: Hollywood Holidays, the return of riverrun, and pre-code classics – 12/1/21

Jeff Simon –

• Mel Brooks waited 95 years to tell his story. It was worth the wait – 12/1/21

Jordan M. Smith –

• How the NY Times Built Its Op-Docs Series Into an Awards Pipeline, Firelight Media Doc Lab Fellows, On Alan Berliner’s Home-Movie Collage – 12/6/21
• The End (of ’21) is Nigh – Best of Lists, Awards, Sundance ’22 – 12/13/21

Jared Mobarak –

• Posterized November 2021: Spencer, The Power of the Dog, C’mon C’mon & More – 11/4/21

Christopher Schobert –

• Recommended New Books on Filmmaking: Analyzing David Fincher, Reminiscing With Spike Lee, the Making of Dune & More – 11/22/21

Jeff Simon –

• With ‘Squid Game’ and Chappelle, Netflix is the talk of the world. Now what? – 11/4/21
• No matter what outsiders may say, Buffalo is a town of secret sophistication – 11/10/21
• The books-to-movie carousel keeps spinning for ‘Dexter,’ ‘Passing’ and Bond – James Bond – 11/18/21
• Oliver Stone proved his genius with ‘Platoon.’ Then things started to go wrong. – 11/24/21

Jordan M. Smith –

• DOC NYC & IDA Awards Shortlists, BIFA Doc Longlist, and a Report on Nonfiction Storytelling on Gun Violence – 11/1/21
• DOC NYC 40 Under 40 List, Cinema Eye Honors Unforgettables & Audience Award Noms, IDFA Unveils Opening Film & Main Competition – 11/8/21
• Alliance of Doc Editors Release Edit Schedules, Cinema Eye Announces Nominees, IDA Awards Name Honorees – 11/15/21
• DOC NYC Award Winners, Who Killed Malcolm X? Leads to Exonerations,  IDA Doc Awards Nominees, Variety Documentary Day Lineup – 11/22/21
• Oscars Doc Race Gets 100 Fewer Than Last Year, IDFA Award Winners, Get Back Reaches Audiences – 11/29/21

Jared Mobarak –

• Posterized October 2021: The French Dispatch, Titane, The Velvet Underground & More – 9/30/21

Christopher Schobert –

• 2021 NYFF Roundup – The Velvet Underground, Almodóvar’s latest, and a visit with Jane Birkin – 10/16/21
• Recommended New Books on Filmmaking: NYC and the Movies, Analyzing Inland Empire, and How Shaun of the Dead Came to Life – 10/21/21
• Shredd & Ragan: Chris Schobert with some great Horror finds – 10/26/21
• 2021 Chicago International Film Fest roundup – 10/27/21

Jeff Simon –

• The double reverse hype of Katie Couric’s new book – 10/12/21
• In praise of cop and crime shows, the comfort food of a TV diet – 10/21/21
• Tragedy on the set of ‘Rust’ brings back long-ago lessons of respect for guns – 10/29/21

Jordan M. Smith –

• News & Doc Emmy Awards, LGBTQ+ Doc Banned in Kenya – 10/4/21
• SABAYA Consent Controversy, Paris Theater’s ‘New Directions in Documentary’, Thai Cave Rescue Footage – 10/11/21
• Diane Weyermann Dead at 66, Field Of Vision Launches Global Apprenticeship Program, Redford Center & IF/Then Shorts Announce Finalists – 10/18/21
• Cinema Eye Honors & Critics’ Choice Doc Nominees, Tributes to Diane Weyermann, Sabaya Consent Controversy Summarized – 10/25/21

Jared Mobarak –

• Posterized September 2021: Prisoners of the Ghostland, The Card Counter, Anne at 13,000 Ft. & More – 9/1/21

Jeff Simon –

• Of waves, raves and morning faves: Putting the ‘TV’ in focus on TV news – 9/3/21
• My new smart TV might not like me, but I love the choices it gives me – 9/8/21
• Ken Burns hits the right mark in his latest for PBS, ‘Muhammad Ali’ – 9/15/21
• The genius of ‘NCIS’ has spawned a host of joyless relatives – 9/22/21
• You can have ‘The Sopranos’ prequel. I would rather know what came after the original went dark – 9/30/21

Jordan M. Smith –

• Who is Holding Documentary Accountable?, How the Doc Community Can Help Afghan Refugees, TIFF ’21 Begins – 9/13/21
• ‘The Jinx’ Led to Robert Durst’s Murder Conviction, New Digital Security Platform & Clinic, End of Oscar & Emmy Double-Dipping Era – 9/20/21
• Monday Memo – 9/27/21