“In a way you’re on a serendipitous journey, a journey which is much more akin to the life experience. When you see somebody on the screen in a documentary, you’re really engaged with a person going through real life experiences. So for that period of time, as you watch the film, you are, in effect, in the shoes of another individual. What a privilege to have that experience.”
—Albert Maysles, documentary filmmaker
RUNNERS UP
– Little Richard: I Am Everything
– Every Body
– The Deepest Breath
– All That Breathes
– Reggie
– Lewis Capaldi: How I’m Feeling Now
– Wild Life
– Being Mary Tyler Moore
– Rock Hudson: All That Heaven Allowed
– Lakota Nation vs. United States
– Stephen Curry: Underrated
– The League
– Black Ice
– The Thief Collector
– It Ain’t Over
– Kelce
– Albert Brooks: Defending My Life
– The Pigeon Tunnel
– A Still Small Voice
– The Eternal Memory
BEST DOCUMENTARIES OF 2023
#5: JUDY BLUME FOREVER
#4: STILL: A MICHAEL J. FOX MOVIE
#3: FOUR DAUGHTERS
#2: 20 DAYS IN MARIUPOL
#1: BEYOND UTOPIA
Brandon Vick is a member of The Music City Film Critics’ Association and the Southeastern Film Critics Association, the resident film critic of the SoBros Network, and the star of The Vick’s Flicks Podcast. Follow him on Twitter @SirBrandonV and be sure to search #VicksFlicks for all of his latest movie reviews.
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