A Whisper to a Roar Movie Review
Title: A Whisper to a Roar Director: Ben Moses A sort of voting rights companion piece to Steve York’s “A Force More Powerful,” which was a rangy nonfiction film about…
Sexy Baby Movie Review
Title: Sexy Baby Directors: Jill Bauer and Ronna Gradus With the proliferation of online pornography, the advent of “sexting” and the ever-present synaptic connection of social media, sexual maturation and…
Photographic Memory Movie Review
Title: Photographic Memory Director: Ross McElwee In David Lynch’s trippy, 1997 neo-noir psychological thriller “Lost Highway,” Bill Pullman’s Fred Madison explains his aversion to video cameras thusly: “I like to…
The Flat Movie Review
Title: The Flat Director: Arnon Goldfinger An earnest and deeply personal exhumation of proverbial skeletons in the family closet, director Arnon Goldfinger’s “The Flat” is nonetheless deadly dull — a…
Head Games Movie Review
Title: Head Games Director: Steve James There may not be a more important documentary released this year for the general health of especially sports-playing American kids than “Head Games,” director…
Escape Fire Movie Review
Title: Escape Fire: The Fight to Rescue American Healthcare Directors: Matthew Heineman, Susan Froemke As the United States stands on the precipice of another presidential election, with one major party…
Decoding Deepak Movie Review
Title: Decoding Deepak Director: Gotham Chopra A best-selling author, lifestyle coach and proponent of Eastern medicinal practices, Deepak Chopra is known to and beloved by millions. Of course, he’s also…
The Iran Job Movie Review
Title: The Iran Job Director: Till Schauder With its glitz, glam and commercial-crossover appeal, the NBA is the gleam in the eye of every young, American, aspirant professional basketball player.…
Hellbound? Movie Review
Title: Hellbound? Director: Kevin Miller A rich, thoughtful conversation-starter about changing notions of religious damnation, “Hellbound?” invades notoriously touchy territory with an open mind, steady focus and civil disposition. Director…