'Flipside' Review-Produced Doc Is a Hidden Gem
This review was originally part of our coverage for the 2023 Toronto International Film Festival. “Every life is a trip,” says the legendary photographerHerman Leonardat the beginning ofChris Wilcha’s documentaryFlipside. “You are the captain of your boat.” In these opening moments,Flipsideseems like it’s going to explore the life of Leonard, yet Wilcha—who helped adaptThis American Lifefor television—zooms out even further, focusing on this statement by Leonard, and instead of looking at any one subject, decides to focus on larger ideas like the regrets we all have in life,how our dreams shift and evolve over the years, and how the unexpected can often be greater than what we expected....