Here we’ve preserved Craig Mathieson’s short and sweet reviews of some vital documentaries removed from streaming services. You can find their current streaming homes by clicking each title.
Sour Grapes (2016)
With deadpan comic touches worthy of Wes Anderson and a lurking Koch Brothers sibling, this expose of a young Los Angeles wine buff touting the greatest cellar of all time is an entertaining mix of capricious psychology and outrageous fortune.
Three Identical Strangers (2018)
There’s obvious disbelief in this story of identical American triplets separated at birth and reunited by luck as young men, but director Tim Wardle expertly turns it into a profound examination of upbringing, trauma and conspiracy. The film doesn’t conclude where you initially imagine it will.
