In an admission that will come as a considerable disappointment to a former coworker (who, for the record, is decidedly not Goth), my initial memories of “The Nightmare Before Christmas”…
In his new documentary “Sarah Palin: You Betcha!,” director Nick Broomfield indulges in some of his characteristically bumbling, nice-guy provocation, learning more about Palin’s background and hometown while engaging in…
If babies need more sleep for their developing brains, as studies have confirmed, then our ever-increasing reliance on email and text messaging have some unforseen consequences for human evolution? Filmmaker…
Have you ever thought of the world not knowing about “Pulp Fiction”? Well, that’s what would have happened if Harvey Weinstein had never been in Hollywood. Hollywood sounds off on…
Title: American Teacher Director: Vanessa Roth An inoffensive but hardly essential piece of occupational boosterism, “American Teacher” provides a look at the public education crisis in the United States through…
Title: Sarah Palin: You Betcha! Directors: Nick Broomfield and Joan Churchill A small pleasure, at least, that Sarah Palin’s rise to national prominence has come about in this modern day…
Title: Thunder Soul Director: Mark Landsman The glut of studies — seemingly released almost weekly — showing the slippage and relatively poor international ranking of American high school students in…
Title: Bobby Fischer Against the World Director: Liz Garbus It’s hard to fathom today, but at the height of his career, chess master Bobby Fischer was by certain accounts better…
Title: Programming the Nation Director: Jeff Warrick Fewer recent documentary films evince a bigger gap between potential level of intrigue and delivered interest than “Programming the Nation,” a shaggy look…
