Welcome to reDocumented
This is reDocumented, a new features blog where I document the documentaries. It will be an evolving format of short reviews, ideally some long-form pieces, and whatever else I choose to post. A review made entirely out of gifs? Sure, why not?! A listicle to tie into a new release? Perhaps! Festival previews and/or wrap-ups? I don't see anything wrong with that! Republishing some old favourites? You bet! That's the beauty of the modern world, isn't it? Blogging used to be so unserious and my goal is to return to that somewhat.
Anybody who has followed me for long enough probably knows that I love documentary, non-fiction, docufiction and whatever else you want to plug into that categories of film (whatever you choose to label it). And if you don't know me or my history, you can read my bio at my professional website (that needs an update, too; I'm working on it!). I would love for this website to be an inspiration catalyst for myself to reset my brain into wanting to write about films without the pressure of how many clicks it gets, how much money it earns me, and—to be quite honest about it—whether I even feel as if I have much to say about something or not. Time to pull out the notepad and pen and get back into it after a spell on the sidelines. If others discover it and click the follow button, then thank you and I hope you find some movies worth checking out (or avoiding!).
Life happens fast and since I was last paid real actual money to write about a new release film for a professional website (Cocaine Bear to be exact, not quite the "I can't do this anymore" disaster you might expect from what would become such an auspicious title in my film criticism career, such as it has been) a lot has changed. Mentally, physically, professionally, economically, socially. And even before then, I had lost the spark and the desire. Hopefully reDocumented is a mental pivot as much as anything else. I would hate for movie-watching to become a chore! Who knows what will come of it—in a year's time it could be flourishing or it could be sitting collecting dust. Let's not think that far ahead. Either way, the films will still exist and that's what matters the most.
