Interesting and worth knowing.

| Aug 7, 2021

Quibbles aside, "Whirlybird" proves a memorably evocative time capsule of 1980s and '90s Los Angeles and the people who made - and captured - the news, as well as a stirring portrait of regret.

| Aug 6, 2021

We cannot help wishing, as we do so often in watching what passes for news these days, that this story was told with more insight, context, and, well, focus.

| Original Score: 2.5/4 | Aug 6, 2021

A fascinating insight into how individual choices can shape the news.

| Original Score: B+ | Aug 6, 2021

At its best, Matt Yoka's documentary vividly captures how personal demons shape creative output.

| Original Score: 2.5/4 | Aug 5, 2021

Drawing on an amazing video stockpile from the 1980s and '90s, "Whirlybird" is an editing feat.

| Aug 5, 2021

Whirlybird is a brutal and compelling portrait with regards to ambition and scope, and empathy.

| Original Score: 3/4 | Feb 5, 2020

"Whirlybird" is a complicated, engaging, one-of-a-kind, portrait of a deeply flawed human.

| Original Score: B+ | Jan 29, 2020

Whirlybird never really becomes more than a mildly interesting personal story.

| Jan 29, 2020

Whirlybird is informative and thrilling. It's also profound and sad. And maybe it's got threads of inspiration and uplift as well.

| Jan 27, 2020

Yoka spent six years sifting through and digitizing Bob's archives, and even he may have been surprised to find that the micro story winds up being stronger than the macro one.

| Jan 27, 2020