Fascinatingly evokes not just the gruelling, first-person details of this particular polar expedition, but the waning moments of the entire spirit of romantic, white-European Boy's Own adventurism.

| Feb 1, 2002

Footage from a remarkable silent documentary has been combined with new photography, music and a narration to produce an even more remarkable sound documentary.

| Original Score: 3.5/4 | Jan 4, 2002

Most of all, it is a salute to Shackleton himself, whose calm and grace under extreme pressure helped guarantee that not a single crew member would be lost.

Full Review | Jan 3, 2002

Those who see Endurance, however, are not likely soon to forget what they see, even if they have some difficulty imagining how it could be possibly be true.

| Dec 21, 2001

Anyone interested in great stories should be interested in this one.

| Dec 21, 2001

A triumph.

Full Review | Dec 13, 2001

The nail-biting quality of Shackleton's true story outdoes any dramatic fiction on the market.

Full Review | Original Score: 4.5/5 | Nov 30, 2001

An engrossing chronicle of the legendary voyage.

Full Review | Original Score: 4/5 | Nov 30, 2001

It's worth seeking out, definitely.

Full Review | Nov 27, 2001

This wonderful documentary benefits from the inclusion of unique archival footage that was filmed during the two-year journey.

| Original Score: 4/5 | Nov 18, 2001

Aimed at a more adult audience than Adventure, Endurance has a haunting, melancholy quality.

Full Review | Nov 16, 2001

The story to unfold elegantly, without embellishment, and it is more powerful for that restraint.

Full Review | Original Score: 4/4 | Nov 16, 2001

Unimaginable, incredible, and harrowing beyond words.

Full Review | Nov 8, 2001

What lifts this film above the usual public television documentary is the copious archival footage.

Full Review | Nov 7, 2001

A gripping documentary tells the wrenching story of a 1914 polar expedition that was hell on ice.

| Oct 27, 2001

The added material does little to diminish the story's epic punch and, if anything, magnifies its elegiac grandeur.

Full Review | Oct 19, 2001

You become like a restless child at bedtime stilled and enraptured by the sheer power of narrative, and your skepticism is overwhelmed by a childlike greediness for vicarious adventure.

Full Review | Original Score: 4/5 | Oct 19, 2001

Essential viewing not just for those fascinated by adventure, exploration and survival, but for anyone interested in the magic of leadership.

Full Review | Original Score: 4/4 | Oct 19, 2001

Should move you even if you're not familiar with the extensive literature and museum exhibition on the subject produced over the past few years.

| Oct 18, 2001

A remarkable documentary.

| Oct 8, 2001