Best Kept Secret Movie Review
Title: Best Kept Secret Director: Samantha Buck An open-hearted, engaging documentary that follows the lives of a group of young autistic kids for the 18 months leading up to them…
The Office 9th Season Blu-Ray Review
Title: The Office – 9th/Final Season Starring: Rainn Wilson, John Krasinski, Jenna Fischer, B. J. Novak, Ed Helms, Creed Bratton, Ellie Kemper, Angela Kinsey, Oscar Nunez, Craig Robinson, Phyllis Smith,…
DVD Reviews: Scary Movie V, Twixt, Stag, Hot Flashes and Super Eruption
The “Scary Movie” franchise, which if you’ll recall promised no sequels when it debuted in the year 2000, used to be a bit more rigorous in its genre spoofing. The…
ESPN Films’ Nine for IX Coming to DVD in October
ESPN Films’ award-winning “30 for 30” documentary series has become a staple in many sports and documentary fans’ DVD collections. I’m sure that those who loved that series were completely…
Smash and Grab: The Story of the Pink Panthers Movie Review
Title: Smash & Grab: The Story of the Pink Panthers Director: Havana Marking A delightful documentary that dances along the edge between intellectual think-piece and ring-a-ding, “Ocean’s”-style criminal lifestyle celebration,…
Spark: A Burning Man Story Movie Review
Title: Spark: A Burning Man Story Directors: Steve Brown, Jessie Deeter Burning Man, an annual week-long event held in the Black Rock Desert of northern Nevada, would seem to be…
The United States of Autism Movie Review
Title: The United States of Autism Director: Richard Everts A unique road trip documentary that attempts to throw a spotlight on the broad range of autistic spectrum disorder, “The United…
Cutie and the Boxer Movie Review 2
Title: Cutie and the Boxer Director: Zachary Heinzerling Winner of the director’s prize in the U.S. documentary competition at this year’s Sundance Film Festival, Zachary Heinzerling’s “Cutie and the Boxer”…
When Comedy Went to School Movie Review
Title: When Comedy Went to School Directors: Ron Frank, Mevlut Akkaya A grand-scale survey of Jewish humor from the middle portion of the 20th century, shambling documentary “When Comedy Went…