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

Jared Mobarak –

• Fantasia International Film Festival review thread – 8/3/21
• Posterized August 2021: Ema, Isabella, Materna & More – 8/5/21

Jeff Simon –

• Thanks to Simone Biles, 2021 was the year the Olympics finally grew up – 8/5/21
• In praise of the $6.50 T-shirt and the man who made it cool – 8/18/21

Jordan M. Smith –

• Fire at Cinemateca Brasileira, Comedy Doc Series Go Off the Beaten Path, News and Documentary Emmy Nominations – 8/2/21
• Sundance Institute Turns 40, Independent Doc Filmmakers Want New & Improved Funding Models, 2021 TIFF Docs Program Announced – 8/9/21
• Truth and the Ethics of Doc Filmmaking, Cat Videos & Various Doc Festival Award Winners – 8/16/21
• Afghanistan & Documentary Cinema, Cíntia Gil Leaves Sheffield Doc/Fest, IDFA Previews 2021 Edition – 8/23/21
• Monday Memo – 8/30/21

Jared Mobarak –

• Posterized July 2021: The Green Knight, The Woman Who Ran, Summer of Soul & More – 7/2/21

Matthew Passantino –

• The Best Movies of 2021, So Far Review – 7/12/21

Steven Prusakowski –

• 2021 Emmy Award Nominee Reactions – 7/14/21

Christopher Schobert –

• Tribeca 2021: Exorcisms, werewolves, conductors, and Britpop – 7/1/21
• Recommended New Filmmaking Books: Tarantino’s Return to Hollywood, Shyamalan’s Old Inspiration, Making Fargo & More – 7/28/21

Jeff Simon –

• How a sitcom-detesting critic came to love ‘Hacks’ and ‘The Kominsky Method’ – 7/8/21
• Juini Booth, a bassist who found ‘freedom’ in jazz – 7/14/21
• Buffalo-born writer Lawrence Block’s latest autobiographical look-back doesn’t disappoint – 7/26/21

Jordan M. Smith –

• Queering Documentary, New Academy Members, AFI DOCS Award Winners – 7/5/21
• Monday Memo – 7/12/21
• ‘A Night of Knowing Nothing’ Wins L’Œil d’Or, Doc Festivals Report 22% Drop in Selected Films During Pandemic – 7/19/21
• 2021 Grierson Awards Shortlist, TIFF to Honor Alanis Obomsawin with Tribute Award, Inaugural Truth Seekers Summit Program Unveiled – 7/26/21

Jared Mobarak –

• Posterized June 2021: The Amusement Park, In the Heights, Siberia & More – 6/4/21

Jeff Simon –

• You’re in the writer’s room. Should these six season finales end this way? – 6/3/21
• ‘Fast and Furious’ franchise delivers megaplex bliss – 6/15/21

Jordan M. Smith –

• Monday Memo – 6/7/21
• Social Issue Filmmaking and the American Education System, Emmy Predictions, and Documentary Plus to Share Streaming Data – 6/21/21
• Monday Memo – 6/29/21

Jared Mobarak –

• Posterized May 2021: Swimming Out, Spiral, Spring Blossom & More – 5/6/21

Christopher Schobert –

• Hot Docs 2021: A late punk icon leads the pack – 5/14/21

Jeff Simon –

• Basking in the bombast of sports spieler Stephen A. Smith – 5/12/21
• Ellen DeGeneres makes people happy. That’s not the same as being kind. – 5/24/21

Jordan M. Smith –

• Monday Memo – 5/3/21
• Monday Memo – 5/10/21
• Monday Memo – 5/17/21
• Monday Memo – 5/24/21

Jared Mobarak –

• Posterized April 2021: About Endlessness, Shiva Baby, Funny Face & More – 4/1/21

Steven Prusakowski –

• The ‘Verse! Podcast Has Arrived – 4/14/21

Christopher Schobert –

• SXSW 2021 STANDOUTS – 4/20/21
• THE 2021 SUNDANCE FILM FESTIVAL WAS A VIRTUAL TRIUMPH – 4/20/21
• Recommended New Books on Filmmaking: David Cronenberg, Tobe Hooper, Goodbye, Dragon Inn, Monte Hellman & More – 4/28/21
• Better Days: Remembering peak Sabres fandom – 4/30/21

Jeff Simon –

• On racism, reality TV and fools – 4/3/21
• Not quite a memoir, but a critic’s ‘verbal snapshots’ – 4/11/21
• Three TV shows you won’t want to miss on Thursday nights – 4/19/21
• The Blake Bailey accusations are awful. I’ll still recommend his books. – 4/29/21

Jordan M. Smith –

• Monday Memo – 4/5/21
• Monday Memo – 4/12/21
• Monday Memo – 4/19/21
• Monday Memo – 4/26/21

Matt Marshall –

• Zack Snyder’s Justice League and 5 Must-Watch Alternate and Director’s Cuts – 3/17

Jared Mobarak –

• Posterized March 2021: Rose Plays Julie, Come True, Lost Course & More – 3/4/21

Christopher Schobert –

• Recommended New Books on Filmmaking: Mike Nichols, Dazed and Confused, Tenet, Fury Road & More – 3/11/21

Jeff Simon –

• With ’60 Minutes,’ book offers fresh look – 3/1/21
• For Dr. Seuss, protecting a legacy via elimination – 3/10/21
• Oprah offers ‘a blast of rigorous truth out of Meghan and Harry’ – 3/11/21
• A delightfully invigorating book for people who love movies the most – 3/30/21

Jordan M. Smith –

• Monday Memo – 3/1/21
• Monday Memo – 3/8/21
• Monday Memo – 3/15/21
• Monday Memo – 3/22/21
• Monday Memo – 3/29/21

Jared Mobarak –

• Posterized February 2021: The Wanting Mare, Little Fish, The Vigil & More – 2/5/21

Jeff Simon –

• Are TV award shows this year more significant than usual? They could be – 2/16/21
• See why ‘Clarice’ “has everything” – 2/20/21

Jordan M. Smith –

• Monday Memo – 2/1/21
• Monday Memo – 2/8/21
• Monday Memo – 2/22/21

Adam Lubitow –

• Film studios adopt new strategies to save their biggest releases – 1/1/21

Jordan M. Smith –

• Monday Memo: Michelle Latimer’s Indigenous Identity Under Scrutiny, Khashoggi Doc Unwanted By Streaming Services, Village Voice Rises From the Dead – 1/4/21
• RIP Michael Apted, IFP Rebrands as the Gotham, Oscar Doc Feature Submissions Will Break Record – 1/11/21
• 2020 IDA Documentary Awards Winners, MLK/FBI Released, Laura Poitras Fired by First Look Media – 1/18/21
• Monday Memo – 1/25/21