Documentary Review: Are We Good? Transforming Grief into Art

On its face Are We Good? is a documentary that follows comedian Marc Maron as he works through his grief while getting back on stage post Covid. But this film is much more than that. Are We Good? Is the perfect documentary to watch right now. Because you see Marc Maron might be the stand up comedian who has the perfect blend of anxiety based emotional intelligence, and grit to inspire us to get through this fucked up time with laughter and self reflection. Are We Good? has heart and you can feel the love and respect director Steven Feinartz and executive producer, story editor Julie Seabaugh have for comedians woven through this documentary by the way they are able to draw the audience into this story. And it takes people who love comics and respect comedy to be able to accurately document the life of a talented, complex and wildly insecure comic artist like Marc Maron.

Feinartz does an excellent job combining interviews with Maron, slice of life moments, little bits of animation, archival footage of Maron’s life, comedy and the comedy of Maron’s peers. The film is a journey through the creative process of one of America’s most compelling artists that a lot of people…