Title: Boom Varietal: The Rise of Argentine Malbec Directed by: Sky Pinnick Running time: 72 minutes, Unrated Special Features: Behind the scenes, Music Video: Sounds of Nuthin; Filmmaker Biography; Documentary…
Title: Off Label Directors: Michael Palmieri, Donal Mosher Acute moments of heartbreak punctuate the new documentary “Off Label,” a collage-type snapshot of runaway pharma-culture which otherwise struggles to find a…
Title: Casting By Director: Tom Donahue If the explosion in the coverage of celebrities’ lives has given rise to literally hundreds of websites and magazines, it’s done little to illuminate…
Title: Springsteen & I Director: Baillie Walsh Bruce Springsteen has sold 120 million albums worldwide, and racked up 20 Grammys, but it’s his reputation as a consummate live showman that…
The captive killer whale Tilikum made headlines when he killed his trainer, trainer Dawn Brancheau. However, not only has Tilikum been a part of other trainer killings, but Tilikum himself…
Title: The Cheshire Murders Directors: Kate Davis and David Heilbroner Power seeks to protect its interests, inherently — to validate its judgments and its actions, or even inaction. That’s perhaps…
Title: Iceberg Slim: Portrait of a Pimp Director: Jose Hinojosa Pimp turned successful urban fiction author Robert Beck gets a loving, burnished treatment in the new documentary “Iceberg Slim: Portrait…
Title: Blackfish Director: Gabriela Cowperthwaite A deeply affecting indictment of the aquatic theme parks that build tricks-and-splashes family shows around captured and bred orcas, “Blackfish” introduces viewers to a parade…
Title: Storm Surfers Directors: Justin McMillan and Chris Nelius Filmic evidence of both mankind’s folly and its boundless capacity for thrill-seeking still connected to the natural world, “Storm Surfers,” presented…
