Restrepo
In 2007, journalist/filmmakers Sebastian Junger and Tim Hetherington spent 15 months on assignment for Vanity Fair, embedded with the Second Platoon, B Company, 2nd Battalion, 503rd Infantry Regiment of the…
Gasland
Fracking! That is what Gasland is all about. If you haven't heard of fracking, you'll know more than you could imagine after watching this frightening documentary. It all begins when…
Exit Through the Gift Shop
What an oddly involving documentary! Exit Through the Gift Shop begins with a simple story. A Frenchman living in Los Angeles named Thierry Guetta loves to shoot video of everything…
Who Is Harry Nilsson (And Why Is Everybody Talkin’ About Him?)
I remember really liking Harry Nilsson back in the day and even buying a couple of his albums, including the wonderful Nilsson Schmilsson. But I didn't really grasp his mark…
Casino Jack and the United States of Money
Not to be confused with the Casino Jack with Kevin Spacey opening today, Casino Jack and the United States of Money is a documentary, which examines the rise and fall…
Waiting for “Superman”
Sorry, kids, Superman aint comin’. So it’s up to us mere mortals to try and save America’s very flawed – if not completely broken- public education system. That’s the take-home…
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Summer Movies
Summer is upon us and where are the blockbusters? Here is a list of some of the flix that people will be watching and talking about. Not too much that…
Babies
“Oh how cute!” That’s what I found myself saying out loud in the theater throughout the documentary Babies. (I’d apologize to those sitting around me if they weren’t all doing…
The Cove
There are a lot of worthy films that I put off watching because the subject matter seems too hard to take. The Cove was at the top of my list…
Art & Copy
Usually when you think about advertising, you feel a bit disgusted at the way we are targeted by the "ad men." They manipulate us into buying things we don't need,…
Dancing Across Borders
Dancing Across Borders is the type of documentary that tells an interesting story but never quite draws you in. The film chronicles a young man’s improbable journey from the villages…
This Is It
This Is It is what it is. And that’s what I like about it. There’s no foreshadowing. No hidden agenda. No real conflict. It’s simply a showcase for the phenomenal…
Good Hair
“A woman’s hair is her glory.” Maya Angelou says it in Good Hair and it’s an idea that goes back to biblical times. So no wonder so many women are…
Capitalism: A Love Story
Michael Moore makes controversial films. To call them documentaries is a miscategorization, though there really isn’t a word for what he does. He juxtaposes ideas, images, and words and lets…