documentary

Fuse Film Review: At the Boston Film Festival—A Delicious “Dough”

November 4, 2015
Posted in , ,

Dough contains plenty of tasty charm and passion.

Film Review: “He Named Me Malala”—Embracing the Obvious

October 23, 2015
Posted in , ,

I love the inspirational story of Malala, but this film doesn’t dig below the headlines.

Visual Arts Feature: Alla Kovgan, Treasure Hunter—Merce Cunningham at the ICA

October 22, 2015
Posted in , , ,

Filmmaker Alla Kovgan calls Cunningham 3D a new juncture at the crossroads of dance, cinema, music, visual arts, and 3D technology.

Film Review: “Stray Dog”—A Red Neck Hero

October 20, 2015
Posted in , ,

Stray Dog shows us again and again, through its protagonist’s words and actions, that you can’t judge a book by its cover, or its red neck.

Film Review: “Lost in the Bewilderness” — Where Myth and Reality Meet

October 15, 2015
Posted in , ,

Filmmaker Alexandra Anthony’s ambitious debut documentary was, in essence, fifty years in the making.

Film Review: “Power and Impotence” — A Cold Look at a Hot Story

October 14, 2015
Posted in , ,

Divided into three acts and an epilogue, the film attempts to generate Shakespearean resonances, but the presentation is more mundane than tragic.

Film Review: “Drunk Stoned Brilliant Dead”—The Rise and Fall of the National Lampoon

October 12, 2015
Posted in , ,

Drunk Stoned Brilliant Dead is mostly a straight-ahead telling of the vivid life of the National Lampoon.

Film Review: “Meet the Patels”—The Search for Married Bliss, The Indian Way

October 7, 2015
Posted in , ,

Does Meet the Patels ever go deeper than an amusing family comedy? It does for a time…

Dance Review: Choreographer Paul Taylor’s Extraordinary Domain — on Film

September 16, 2015
Posted in , , ,

A fascinating documentary in which you get both a Paul Taylor dance and the making of the dance.

Film Review: “Call Me Lucky” — An Extraordinary Portrait of Satirist Barry Crimmins

August 21, 2015
Posted in , ,

A labor of love that’s more than merely that, Call Me Lucky is one of the few great movies to come out so far this year.

Recent Posts

Popular Posts

Categories

Archives