Ivory Tower Movie Review
Title: Ivory Tower Director: Andrew Rossi While renewed calls for a national focus on income inequality, predominantly grounded in a discussion of a minimum wage hike, are met with predictable…
Burt’s Buzz Movie Review
Title: Burt’s Buzz Director: Jody Shapiro It’s immediately clear by the film’s odd, buzzy opening — the raucous reception of its septuagenarian subject in a Taiwan airport — that “Burt’s…
Oasis Definitely Maybe: The Documentary Movie Review
Title: Oasis Definitely Maybe: The Documentary Director: Dick Carruthers In their 14-year recording career, Oasis sold more than 70 million albums worldwide and helped spawn the “BritPop” movement of the…
Losing LeBron Movie Review
Title: Losing LeBron Directors: Nicole Prowell Hart, Allyson Sherlock Arriving in the middle of the NBA playoffs, just as its subject tries to put the finishing touches on a championship…
Farmland Movie Review
Title: Farmland Director: James Moll An amiable documentary that takes a stab at bridging the divide between food growers and American consumers, “Farmland” alights upon myriad issues relating to modern…
Afternoon of a Faun: Tanaquil le Clercq Movie Review
Title: Afternoon of a Faun: Tanaquil le Clercq Director: Nancy Buirski A documentary on one of the more enchanting and tragic figures of the world of ballet, “Afternoon of a…
The Anonymous People Movie Review
Title: The Anonymous People Director: Greg Williams A well-meaning documentary that advocates for a broader societal acceptance of addiction as a chronic disease of the brain, “The Anonymous People” leads…
Mistaken For Strangers Movie Review
Title: Mistaken For Strangers Director: Tom Berninger There may not be a better film this year about adult sibling jostling, rivalry and affection than Tom Berninger’s extraordinary “Mistaken For Strangers.”…
Big Men Movie Review
Title: Big Men Director: Rachel Boynton A kind of true-life, slow-motion disaster flick for the NPR set, director Rachel Boynton’s “Big Men” is an engaging documentary that roots down into…