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At its core, Code Black is about the struggle faced by young physicians who want to remain idealistic in the face of our failing health care system.
Read MoreFilm critic Roger Ebert was a complicated man and this documentary does a superb job of exploring his different sides, detailing the evolution of his personality over the decades.
Read MoreThe beauty of this documentary is that even as it makes you laugh, the story’s essential sadness remains. Though it is very fast-paced, the film makes you stop and think — it’s as unsettling as it is charming.
Read MoreThe clips from both experimental and commercial cinema play well against the interviews from a group directors who are known for pushing boundaries.
Read MoreArtist/scholar Elizabeth Lennard has managed to evoke the breadth of Edith Wharton’s life and work in a relatively short and vivid film.
Read MoreLike the Jon Savage book it is based on, “Teenage” avoids gooey nostalgia; the documentary’s enjoyable to watch, and refreshingly not tongue-in-cheek.
Read MoreAlthough “Growing Cities” plays a bit like a home movie, it at least scores points for enthusiasm.
Read MoreA captivating story, indeed. But is Vivian Maier, suddenly famous, and the subject of a new film, the John Maloof-directed Finding Vivian Maier, a worthy artist?
Read MoreThis fine, partisan documentary resurrects Ann Richards, and it’s showing on HBO in a Lone Star election year. The Republicans better worry about Texans seeing it.
Read MoreMy first thought: filming Donald Rumsfeld can only be rationalized if it’s a front for a citizen’s arrest.
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