the commercial success of documentary in recent year have lead to a spate of money move into various project that would have never be see in theater five year ago . this rash have lead to many film that approach the method a novice polemicist that have little understanding of the documentary form . the presentation tend to feel more like textbook than work of art ( enron and the smart guy in the room and outfoxed ) . the best documentary be those with oblique presentation of a world you may know little about . the goal be often to leave you illuminate and the best leave you inspire . quality documentaries work either from the inside out or the outside in . the first type present some source whose story offer up a world or view of a world that we never have the privilege to see before . the second category present glimpse of various view of a subject and alters these viewpoint a it move toward illuminate the topic . the fog of war and a brief history of time be marvelous example of inside out presentation . harlan county and usa and fast and cheap and and out of control be amaze outside in story line . wordplay be the best documentary i have see since the fog of war and this come a a complete surprise . i expect a textbook presentation by a puzzle obsessor about those like him and their inspiration . i get a wondrous and understandable exploration of a world i know little about from a guy whose major claim to fame to date be film hot maxim babe . the film be an outside in presentation of the crossword world use four view from the edge . there be the history of the form that center on it development by the ny time and the paper first and current crossword editor . then you have the constructor and the guy who weave these puzzle into shape and the philosopher of the art . you see a view from the fan and the best of which be ken burn and bill clinton and the indigo girl and jon stewart and and mike mussina . and there be the fanatic and the pastiche of intellectual weirdo who make a science out of it and participate annually in the world championship . the film crisscross the edge of these oblique view toward a center of what could have be a pedestrian presentation of the 2005 championship . the director actually turn this into a meditation on the zing one get from successfully do puzzle while allow you to take side with one or more of the fanatic . i find myself utterly mesmerize by this and feeling exhilaration and disappointment and inspiration and appreciation and and most importantly and respect for this cast of zany . the net effect of this experience be a huge smile that i felt on my face a the adventure wind down . the energy of this come from the amazing use of juggle split screen that i would not even attempt to explain . just see it . and i haven not try to do a crossword puzzle in year . i certainly hope this guy have graduate to a new level of film making and be give whatever he need for future project . i be so honor to have be introduce to him in this way rather than in a titillating maxim video . not that there be anything wrong with .