The latest news and comment on American film director Errol Morris
September 2023
The Pigeon Tunnel review – inside the extraordinary life of John le Carré
Errol Morris’s gentle interview allows the mesmeric writer to hold forth on how his relationship with dodgy dad Ronnie informed his life as a spy and novelist
October 2021
Down the rabbit hole
Degrees of separation: what connects Seinfeld to Steve Bannon?
From the US sitcom to the far-right rabble rouser, we go down the rabbit hole thanks to the arrival of Jerry’s show on Netflix
November 2020
My Psychedelic Love Story: how Errol Morris captured an unusual romance
Five of the best documentaries, as chosen by Werner Herzog
September 2020
A Wilderness of Error: the year's most troubling true crime series
The grisly case of the MacDonald family is again in the spotlight in an unusual and self-reflexive series from a maker of The Jinx
October 2018
'How to stop an out-of-control president': the Trump films that may swing the midterms
US elections and awards season have led to documentaries about Trump from both sides of the political divide. But how do we separate the lies from the truth?
May 2018
The Ashtray by Errol Morris review – revenge against Thomas Kuhn
For the film-maker, Kuhn is ‘The Man Who Denied Reality’, whose relativism opened the door to fake news. The trouble is, he is totally wrong
January 2018
Errol Morris on Wormwood: 'There’s no guarantee you’ll find the truth. Sometimes you’re just lucky'
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Wormwood review – LSD, the CIA and the mysterious death of an army scientist
July 2017
George Clooney, Jennifer Lawrence and Matt Damon jostle for Oscar advantage in Venice line-up
Damon stars in two of the Lido’s big films, Downsizing and Suburbicon, while Lawrence steps into horror movie territory with Darren Aronofsky’s Mother!
November 2016
From Weiner to Making A Murderer: this is the golden age of documentaries
Documentary films have are more diverse, experimental and popular than ever before. Here we consider why, and survey the genre’s game-changers
September 2016
First look review
The B-Side: Elsa Dorfman's Portrait Photography review – Errol Morris takes a charming snapshot
A warm and hugely entertaining documentary about a woman whose work gained fame for utilising the Polaroid 20x24 camera
April 2014
Couples, drugs and Rummy: how an Iraq veteran sees the Unknown Known
Colby Buzzell
Colby Buzzell: Watching the new Errol Morris documentary about my old boss, Donald Rumsfeld, is a little like working for him: you feel nothing
March 2014
The Unknown Known review – Donald Rumsfeld gets the Fog of War treatment
Former US defence secretary Donald Rumsfeld gets his moment in front of Errol Morris's camera but with unsatisfying results, writes Jonathan Romney
Errol Morris on Donald Rumsfeld: 'One of the strangest interviews I've ever done' - video interview
Errol Morris talks to Andrew Pulver about The Unknown Known, his documentary study of the former US defence secretary
The Unknown Known review: 'The director is stumped by wily Rumsfeld'
Actually it's not Donald Rumsfeld on the hook in this documentary, it's Errol Morris
February 2014
The Act of Killing: don't give an Oscar to this snuff movie
Nick Fraser
Nick Fraser: The Act of Killing has won over critics but this tasteless film teaches us nothing and merely indulges the unrepentant butchers of Indonesia
November 2013
Top 10...
Top 10 documentaries
Cinema, as Jean-Luc Godard wrote, is truth 24 times a second. Documentaries both prove and disprove the point; but the truth is their strongest weapon. Here, Guardian and Observer critics pick the 10 best
September 2013
First look review
The Unknown Known: Venice 2013 – first look review
Xan Brooks: Errol Morris' latest documentary is a long, detailed interview with former US defence secretary Donald Rumsfeld, who proves a slippery customer despite Morris' attempts to pin him down
July 2013
Venice film festival lineup sees Gilliam and Glazer back in from the cold
Xan Brooks: The 2013 edition of the Venice film festival also finds room for James Franco, Hayao Miyazaki and Paul Schrader's controversial The Canyons, starring Lindsay Lohan
