Harvey Weinstein Documentary Coming To SundanceNow.com October 7
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…
American Teacher Movie Review
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…
Sarah Palin: You Betcha! Movie Review
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…
Thunder Soul Movie Review
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…
Bobby Fischer Against the World Movie Review
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…
Programming the Nation Movie Review
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…
The Weird World of Blowfly Movie Review
Title: The Weird World of Blowfly Director: Jonathan Furmanski At 72 years old, Clarence Reid could be your cranky neighbor or arthritic uncle — until, that is, he slips on…
DVD Review: Bridesmaids, The Tempest, The Conspirator, Dressed to Kill and The Sentiment of The Flesh
Too many romantic comedies witlessly hone in on the differences between men and women to create a heightened-stakes backdrop in which every interaction with the opposite sex is imbued with…
Jane's Journey Movie Review
Title: Jane’s Journey Director: Lorenz Knauer If one were to ruminate on the equivalent of a Mother Teresa-type figure for the advocacy of natural animal research and wildlife conservation, it…