The Central Park Five Movie Review
Title: The Central Park Five Director: Ken Burns, Sarah Burns, David McMahon The Central Park Five is a 118 minute documentary that examines a racially intense case, with provocative doses…
Switch Movie Review
Title: Switch Director: Harry Lynch Is fracking polluting our water? How dangerous is nuclear energy? Will gasoline prices continue to rise forevermore? Can we honestly clean up coal? Or can…
Man at War Movie Review
Title: Man at War Director: Jacek Blawut A hopelessly myopic look at videogamers obsessed with a very specific computer flight simulator, documentary “Man at War” locks its sights on a…
The House I Live In Movie Review
Title: The House I Live In Director: Eugene Jarecki A searing, stirring and deeply humanistic documentary look at the collateral damage and some of the perhaps unintended consequences of the…
Learn About Some Of The World’s Dangerous Hotspots With HBO’s Witness
HBO is exploring drugs wars, ethnic tensions, gang violence and more with “Witness,” a four-part documentary series from award-winning filmmaker Michael Mann. The first part of the series, “Witness: Juarez,”…
The Revisionairies Movie Review
Title: The Revisionairies Director: Scott Thurman A remarkably humane and well-rounded look at a perhaps unlikely yet nonetheless incredibly divisive political hot-button issue, director Scott Thurman’s “The Revisionairies” delves into…
Brooklyn Castle Movie Review
Title: Brooklyn Castle Director: Katie Dellamaggiore An Audience Award winner at this year’s SXSW Film Festival, documentary “Brooklyn Castle” is, in the mold of fellow nonfiction flicks of emotional uplift…
Yogawoman Movie Review
Title: Yogawoman Directors: Kate McIntyre Clere, Saraswati Clere Narrated by Annette Bening, “Yogawoman” is a rangy but lethargically paced documentary about the gender-specific practice of yoga, and a serviceable and…
Lunch Movie Review
Title: Lunch Director: Donna Kanter “Lunch,” from director Donna Kanter, is a documentary movie whose simple logline pretty much serves as an accurate barometer of one’s enjoyment. Over almost 40…