Review of Side by Side (2012) by Ryan P — 02 Sep 2013

A lovely companion piece to the cinematography documentary 'Visions of Light' this fascinating documentary attempts to present the arguments for and against Digital as opposed to Film and allows many famous directors, actors and cinematographers to present their point of view.

The fact that the documentary isn't biased either way is refreshing and Reeves is an engaging and friendly interviewer. The clips from various films are beautiful and the surprising thing is that for many recent films it isn't clear which format is used.

By the end it suggests that Film has had its day but documentaries like this help to illustrate that there is room in film-making for both.