Tim Jackson
The relationship between the two leads keeps Nowhere Special grounded in what is the film’s moving core — a high-stakes love story between a father and a son.
“Sasquatch Sunset”‘s directors claim they were interested in respecting the universal connection between man and nature, albeit with plenty of humor.
The director did his research: he rode with EMTs so the Asphalt City’s grim vision is real and convincingly ramped up.
Walking a fine line between fiction and documentary, director Sacha Polak has fashioned a film that is achingly real because it evokes life’s unpredictability.
“Drums & Demons” is at times frustratingly unclear on dates, but its research is comprehensive about the brilliant career and disasterous end of drummer Jim Gordon.
Director Alexander Payne and star Paul Giamatti excel at this kind of character-driven comedy/drama.
Director Maggie Betts has much to keep in check – a courtroom drama and an exposé of corporate greed and racial politics in Mississippi.
With exception of one narrative chiller, and a look at singer Karen Carpenter, the best films I saw were documentaries on the lives and careers of significant African-Americans.
Five reviews of the kind of films that the Provincetown Film Festival celebrates. Their stories speak to our shared humanity.
Kerry Howley’s expose is a vibrant report on the chaotic and often disquieting world of surveillance and national security.
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