Showing posts with label morgan neville. Show all posts
Showing posts with label morgan neville. Show all posts

Wednesday, April 15, 2026

'Lorne' Review


Does the world need another movie about Saturday Night Live? Lorne, a documentary about SNL creator Lorne Michaels, thinks so. I disagree: My review is up at the A.V. Club. 

Tuesday, October 08, 2024

'Piece by Piece' Review


Pharrell Williams and Morgan Neville had an unconventional idea for a documentary about the superstar producer: Why not do it all in Lego animation? 

Does that strategy pay off? Here's my review of Piece by Piece.

Wednesday, July 14, 2021

My Interview With Morgan Neville, Director of 'Roadrunner'


I had a lot to discuss with Morgan Neville, who has made the Anthony Bourdain documentary Roadrunner. We talked about suicide, demons, Asia Argento and the challenges of wanting to be cool. My Q&A with the director is live over at Rolling Stone.

Saturday, June 12, 2021

Tribeca 2021: 'Roadrunner: A Film About Anthony Bourdain' Review


I have to confess that I was never a big Anthony Bourdain guy. Nothing against him, I just never watched his show. (I think my obstacle was that I'm just not a big foodie.) Nonetheless, I was pretty engaged by Morgan Neville's look back at his life and death. For Screen International, I reviewed Roadrunner.

Friday, November 16, 2018

IDA: My Conversation With Morgan Neville

Very pleased to be asked by the International Documentary Association to speak with Morgan Neville for his second film of 2018, They'll Love Me When I'm Dead. This isn't the whole interview, but here are three representative clips. Hope you enjoy.






Wednesday, June 06, 2018

My Interview With Morgan Neville, Director of 'Won't You Be My Neighbor?'


Like a lot of people, I cried while watching the new Fred Rogers documentary Won't You Be My Neighbor? For MEL, I chatted with its director, Morgan Neville, about that and how we as a culture have perceived the beloved TV show host. Was he a massive wimp? Or was he simply kind? You can read my interview here.