Errol Morris made a documentary about Steve Bannon
Welcome to Development Hell, the fiery pit into which we fling recent developments in casting, distribution, and…
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It's all bitter in the final chapter of Wormwood
“You think that finding the answer to this is gonna restore the path of your own life. But how can it possibly do that…
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Wormwood breaks through the frame and looks at the picture
“Something has troubled me. I never recall having told Mrs. Olson anything that was flatly untrue. I did allow her to…
Netflix is launching a Wormwood podcast to further fulfill your true-crime entertainment needs
Sure, true-crime TV is great, but we all know where entertainingly in-depth investigations of real-life deaths really…
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Wormwood digs up Frank Olson's body and looks through the CIA's assassination manual
“It was what Kierkegaard would call almost a dizziness of freedom. You can ask this question, and you have to live with…
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Wormwood spins its wheels slightly as Dr. Lashbrook and germ warfare enter the picture
“You’re losing control, Frank. Are you forgetting the premium placed on control?”—-Dr. Harold Abramson, Wormwood
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In spite of the Colby documents, Wormwood doesn't know what happened in that room
“And ye shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free.” —John 8:32, King James Bible
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Wormwood opens with a mysterious death, LSD, and the CIA... and it only gets stranger from there
“And the third angel sounded. And there fell a great star from heaven, burning as it were a lamp. And it fell upon the…
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Errol Morris boldly mixes nonfiction and fiction to tackle the unsolved mystery of Wormwood
It seems absurd now, but back in 1988, when Errol Morris’ landmark true-crime documentary The Thin Blue Line was…
Errol Morris calls the Nathan For You season 4 finale his “new favorite love story”
Nearly everything about the final episode of Nathan For You’s fourth season felt different, from its opening credits…
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The B-Side finds Errol Morris aiming his camera at another artist for once
Over his nearly 40 years as a documentary filmmaker, Errol Morris has conducted in-depth, direct-to-camera interviews…
Errol Morris explores Polaroid perfection in the trailer for The B-Side
Documentarian Errol Morris has something of an obsession with cameras, both as a tool of his trade and as a subject for…
Anti-holiday viewing
What Are You Watching? is a weekly space for The A.V Club’s film critics and readers to share their thoughts,…
What makes Brian Huskey laugh? Silly walks, real Floridians, Nazi Tim Conway
If you’ve laughed at a movie or a TV program in the past 10 years—particularly if that movie or TV program has any…
The true-crime docs that show Maria Thayer’s dark side
The internet features more than its share of negativity and snark—sometimes you’ve just gotta vent. But there’s plenty…
Beyond Making A Murderer: 18 more true-life injustices brought to light in pop culture
Netflix’s runaway hit documentary series Making A Murderer is currently raising the ire (and pulses) of viewers across…
Three early films from Errol Morris reveal how he reshaped documentary
In a case of fortuitous timing, Criterion is releasing Errol Morris’ first three features—Gates Of Heaven (1978) and Ver…
Change of plan: 15 documentaries that switched course during filming
Most non-fiction filmmaking is about imposing structure where no structure exists. To explain a topic or make a point…
Bryan Cranston to resume murdering in Errol Morris film
When a Reddit user asked The Act Of Killing’s Werner Herzog, Errol Morris, and Joshua Oppenheimer, “Is your documentary…