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…
Jodorowsky’s Dune Movie Review
Title: Jodorowsky’s Dune Director: Frank Pavich Winner of both the Audience Award and Best Documentary prize at last year’s Fantastic Fest, “Jodorowsky’s Dune” tells the story of French-Chilean cult film…
DVD Column: The Americans: Season One, Cutie and the Boxer, Young Detective Dee, To Dance Like a Man
The notion of Keri Russell, still fixed in the minds of so many as the namesake star of small screen college drama “Felicity,” playing a deep-cover Russian operative in a…
Hank: Five Years From the Brink Movie Review
Title: Hank: Five Years From the Brink Director: Joe Berlinger Documentaries about the great financial crisis of 2008 have been numerous, but “Hank: Five Years From the Brink” attempts to…