Errol Morris

Reviews

Standard operating Procedure

As with all his work, Morris approaches his subjects like a hawk, circling his prey, darting in here and there, tearing off a piece. [20 November 2008]

Standard Operating Procedure

Errol Morris' new documentary, Standard Operating Procedure, remembers the pictures' effects -- the shock, the outrage, and the anger that greeted their release. [2 May 2008]

The Errol Morris DVD Collection (2005) - PopMatters Film Review )

Errol Morris' documentaries are strange, perfect journeys. [25 August 2005]

The Fog of War: Eleven Lessons of Robert S. McNamara (2003) - PopMatters Film Review )

It is a most provocative, potent, and important film. And as the current war against and occupation of Iraq continue, the film looms like a kind of shadow, an increasingly alarming cautionary tale. [23 December 2003]

Fast, Cheap & Out of Control (1997) - PopMatters Film Review )

. . . about the egomaniacal pursuit of what some in the military call 'command and control.'" [10 October 2002]

Mr. Death:  The Rise and Fall of Fred A. Leuchter, Jr. (1999)

When he places an ad in the local paper to sell a used lethal injection machine, Fred Leuchter seems genuinely surprised to learn the ad has been pulled and banned from publication. To say the least, Leuchter appears out of touch with reality. [1 January 1995]