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Christopher Campbell Nonfics (Substack) 6 days ago If you like these folks, it’s tough not to appreciate. Go to Full Review SCTV: The Greatest Show You've Never Heard Of (2026) - - - -

Christopher Campbell Nonfics (Substack) 6 days ago Its director, Jason Osder, is the type who makes solid journalistic historical documentaries that are captivating to watch but maybe don’t stand out enough to be thought about much later. Go to Full Review Who Killed Alex Odeh? (2026) 67% - -

Christopher Campbell Nonfics (Substack) 6 days ago It’s probably my least favorite of Chin and Vasarhely’s films, and part of that is due to my biased disinterest in stories and characters like these now. Go to Full Review Everest: The Other Side (2026) 77% - -

Christopher Campbell Nonfics (Substack) Oct 29, 2026 This is a documentary that holds its viewer back with layers of narrative detachment and plays out cinematically all the better for it. Go to Full Review The Man Who Skied Down Everest (1975) - - 80%

Christopher Campbell Nonfics (Substack) Oct 23, 2026 It’s repetitive and seems to go nowhere until a contrasting search gives us a greater understanding of the tedium we’ve experienced. Go to Full Review Closure (2026) 95% - -

Christopher Campbell Nonfics (Substack) Oct 23, 2026 Having been on many a set, I can attest that it’s a faithful representation — tedious, yes, but never dull if you’re like me and can never get enough. Go to Full Review Making Marie Antoinette (2026) 100% - -

Christopher Campbell Nonfics (Substack) Oct 23, 2026 One of the best from both of them, as they together and separately continue to elevate the genre with hilarious, moving, and compelling stories that are never stale in their structures. Go to Full Review Paralyzed by Hope: The Maria Bamford Story (2026) 95% - -

Christopher Campbell Nonfics (Substack) Oct 17, 2026 It transports you back to a 1920s neighborhood block party in a way. Go to Full Review Paris Was a Woman (1995) 86% 70%

Christopher Campbell Nonfics (Substack) Oct 17, 2026 I wish all new films still looked and felt this good and all histories were this illuminating. Go to Full Review Once Upon a Time in Harlem (2026) 100% - -

Christopher Campbell Nonfics (Substack) Oct 17, 2026 Norm: The Tale of Norm Macdonald might be my favorite [of Judd Apatow's stand-up comedian biographies]. It’s certainly his most unique. Go to Full Review Norm: The Tale of Norm Macdonald (2026) 89% - -

Christopher Campbell Nonfics (Substack) Oct 17, 2026 Sure, you might know or assume all of the things Musk presents, but included altogether, it makes it even scarier. Go to Full Review Musk (2026) 96% - -

Christopher Campbell Nonfics (Substack) Oct 17, 2026 This isn’t your usual refugee tale. It’s a complex political portrait of a crossroads that has come after a missed turn. Go to Full Review My Undesirable Friends: Part II - Exile (2026) 100% - -

Christopher Campbell Nonfics (Substack) Oct 14, 2026 You Can See Everything is one of the greatest documentaries of all time. Go to Full Review You Can See Everything (2026) 96% - -

Christopher Campbell Nonfics (Substack) Oct 2, 2026 It is thought-provoking, even if I’m still left rather indifferent to the tragedy. Go to Full Review The Last First: Winter K2 (2026) 97% - -

Christopher Campbell Nonfics (Substack) Sep 30, 2026 NAZA has a consistent style that may be more circumstantial than anything. At its core, the documentary is about information, not the people providing it. Go to Full Review NAZA (2026) 100% - -

Christopher Campbell Nonfics (Substack) Sep 27, 2026 This "frockumentary" portrait feels as alive today as it did 31 years ago, and while the clothes on screen may have gone out of style long ago, the story and characters don’t feel dated at all. Go to Full Review Unzipped (1995) 76% 78%

Christopher Campbell Nonfics (Substack) Sep 18, 2026 Compared to the 2014 film Pulp: A Film About Life, Death and Supermarkets, this one looks and sounds better but lacks a lot of the character that made the earlier documentary one of our favorites of the year. Go to Full Review Pulp: What Do You Do for an Encore? (2026) 95% - -

Christopher Campbell Nonfics (Substack) Sep 18, 2026 A valuable biographical record of Beattie’s life and a tribute to her beauty, talent, self-advocacy, and hard-fought struggle with mental illness. Go to Full Review Siren: The Voices of Shelley Beattie (2025) - - - -

Christopher Campbell Nonfics (Substack) Sep 18, 2026 I can’t say I didn’t enjoy this documentary as an extraneous supplement. Go to Full Review You Had to Be There: How the Toronto Godspell Ignited the Comedy Revolution, Spread Love & Overalls, and Created a Community That Changed the World (In a Canadian Kind of Way) (2025) 94% - -

Christopher Campbell Nonfics (Substack) Sep 18, 2026 I didn’t find The History of Concrete to be hysterical in the least, though I do recognize and get its humor, but I have to commend Wilson for his wit as well as the nonliteral way he plays with words and pictures to make for a truly cinematic experience. Go to Full Review The History of Concrete (2026) 97% - -