Category: Directed by Jimmy Chin
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Wild Life has a “what if Douglas Sirk did an epic filmed over multiple years” feel to it. And Wild Life, though the film never acknowledges it, was filmed over multiple years. And not by directors Vasarhelyi and Chin. The subject of the film—Douglas Tompkins (the lead is his widow, Kris Tompkins, but it’s all…
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Often visually breathtaking documentary about rock climber Alex Honnold’s potentially suicidal attempt to “free solo” (climb alone without ropes or gear) Yosemite’s El Capitan, something never before accomplished. The filmmakers don’t have a strong narrative (or point, outside showcasing Honnold’s possibly brain abnormality related lack of self preservation and the great outdoors). Also hurts Honnold’s…
The Stop Button 