About this episode
The ninth episode of our season on the awesome movie year of 1999 features the Sundance Film Festival Grand Jury Prize winner, Chris Smith’s American Movie . Directed by Chris Smith and featuring Mark Borchardt, American Movie won the Grand Jury Prize for documentary at the 1999 Sundance Film Festival. The contemporary reviews quoted in this episode come from Roger Ebert ( https://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/american-movie-2000 ), Glenn Lovell in Variety ( https://variety.com/1999/film/reviews/american-movie-1200456362/ ), and Lisa Schwarzbaum in Entertainment Weekly ( https://ew.com/article/1999/11/12/american-movie-3/ ). Please like, share, rate and comment on the show and this episode, and tune in for the next 1999 installment, featuring the Academy Awards Best Picture winner, Sam Mendes’ American Beauty .