By John Corrado ★★★★ (out of 4) What if the rise and fall of Elvis Presley could be seen as a microcosm of America itself, symbolizing nothing less than the birth and death of the American Dream? This is the basic concept behind The King, a damn near stunning new documentary from director Eugene Jarecki,… Read More Review: The King

By John Corrado ★★★½ (out of 4) When the 19-year-old Bobby arrived at college in 1980, he was treated like a familiar face, despite the fact that he didn’t know anyone. As it turns out, they had mistaken him for Eddy, an identical twin that he never knew existed. The story of these two long… Read More Review: Three Identical Strangers

By John Corrado ★★½ (out of 4) The Carlyle has seen its share of famous guests over the years, ranging from actors and rock stars to politicians and royalty, and now the famous New York City hotel is the centre of attention in Matthew Miele’s glossy new documentary Always at the Carlyle. Situated in the… Read More Review: Always at the Carlyle

By John Corrado ★★★ (out of 4) An ambitious mix of documentary and narrative storytelling, American Animals recounts the true story of four average young guys from middle class suburbia who plotted to steal original editions of books by John Audubon and Charles Darwin from a college library in Lexington, Kentuckey. It’s bored college student… Read More Review: American Animals

By John Corrado ★★★ (out of 4) While social media sites like Facebook and Twitter sell themselves as being open for anyone to post anything, they in reality all have strict guidelines that are heavily enforced by anonymous content moderators. The majority of the work these “cleaners” do is outsourced to other countries like the… Read More Review: The Cleaners

By John Corrado ★★★★ (out of 4) Directed by Morgan Neville, following his Oscar-winning 20 Feet from Stardom and the excellent Best of Enemies, Won’t You Be My Neighbor? looks at the life and career of Fred Rogers, the unlikely star of Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood. With his soft voice and gentle way of speaking, Fred Rogers had a true knack for… Read More Review: Won’t You Be My Neighbor?

By John Corrado ★★★½ (out of 4) Focusing on the 2015 trial of Oskar Gröning, a former SS guard who served as a bookkeeper at Auschwitz and was put on trial in Germany at 94 years old for his involvement in the Holocaust, The Accountant of Auschwitz is a fascinating and multilayered documentary. Facing charges for the murder of… Read More Review: The Accountant of Auschwitz

By John Corrado ★★½ (out of 4) The latest from Toronto filmmaker Maya Gallus, The Heat: A Kitchen (R)evolution focuses on a selection of female chefs in Toronto, New York, London and France who are fighting for equal representation in the restaurant business. The chefs talk about their experiences as women in what is still largely seen as a… Read More Review: The Heat: A Kitchen (R)evolution

By John Corrado ★★ (out of 4) The title of Poop Talk provides the most apt description of what this documentary is about.  Directed by Aaron N. Feldman, who closely collaborated with brothers Randy and Jason Sklar on the project, the film features a bunch of stand up comics talking about, you guessed it, poop.… Read More Review: Poop Talk