American Empire Movie Review
Title: American Empire Director: Patrea Patrick A jumbled nonfiction jeremiad of raw-nerve feeling built around at once ominous and vague proclamations of “where we’re going” as a country, “American Empire”…
Trashed Movie Review
Title: Trashed Director: Candida Brady Featuring: Jeremy Irons A vividly sketched documentary of environmental warning which deploys co-producer Jeremy Irons as its inquisitive guide, “Trashed” sets out to discover the…
West Memphis Three Documentary ‘West of Memphis’ Premieres In New York
The harrowing new documentary ‘West of Memphis,’ premiered at Florence Gould Hall in New York on Friday night. Written and directed by Amy Berg, the film sheds light on the…
Waiting for Lightning Movie Review
Title: Waiting for Lightning Director: Jacob Rosenberg Another descendant of “Dogtown and Z-Boys,” Stacy Peralta’s influential 2001 documentary about the 1970s rise of popular skateboarding culture and the colorful characters…
Lost Angels: Skid Row Is My Home Movie Review
Title: Lost Angels: Skid Row Is My Home Director: Thomas Napper Narrated by Catherine Keener, “Lost Angels: Skid Row Is My Home” provides a poignant, illuminating look at the titular…
Who Bombed Judi Bari? Movie Review
Title: Who Bombed Judi Bari? Director: Mary Liz Thomson An Earth First! environmental activist who battled the logging industry’s clear-cutting of old forest redwoods in Northern California, Judi Bari was…
Buffalo Girls Movie Review
Title: Buffalo Girls Director: Todd Kellstein An unflinching and unadorned look at Thailand’s underground world of children’s boxers — of which there are over 30,000, including many young females —…
Ben Lee: Catch My Disease Movie Review
Title: Ben Lee: Catch My Disease Director: Amiel Courtin-Wilson Featuring: Michelle Williams, Jason Schwartzman, Zooey Deschanel, Winona Ryder, Claire Danes, Thurston Moore, Mike D, Ione Skye A rangy documentary look…
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…