4. “Free Solo” – Best Documentary – The most stressful movie experience of the year! Alex Honnold attempts to climb El Captain – a 3,000 foot granite wall in Yosemite National Park – without a rope and directors Jimmy Chin and Elizabeth Chai Vasarhelyi capture his incomprehensible expedition every step of the way (pardon the pun). Someone trying to free solo a cliff like El Cap has be to wired differently than most, and the film presents Honnold’s quirky habits, like eating his meals from a frying pan and spatula,…
Our 10 favorite Oscar nominations: 4. ‘Free Solo’ – Best Documentary
