Thom says: “Let me be perfectly clear, director Scorsese has had a hugely successful career both financially & artistically and while I have highly admired a lot of his material, only 2 of his films received my highest rating: THE
Beth says: “THE PUNK SINGER is a documentary that manages to be about three big topics, all of which could have stood alone as the film’s focus. Sometimes when this happens, the result is a meandering, unfocused film. Or it
Toni says: “THE GREAT BEAUTY in its cinematography captures the wild world of the nights and days of Rome in a love letter to the city from the world of its main character, former novelist and celebrated art critic, Jep
Beth C. says: “PARADISE: FAITH, a film by Ulrich Seidl, is shocking in its authenticity. Seidl is a rare treasure of a director, chiefly because of his approach to narrative film. Many of the actors in the film were chosen,
Kim says: “To edit a film can be difficult enough – to edit one based on letters left behind by people from a past event can be even harder. If you’re editing a documentary you have to balance all sides
Vicki says: “Based on true events, PRIDE tells the story of the improbable cooperation between striking Welsh miners and a group of London gay rights activists. At first the miners want nothing to do with the help being offered by
Diane says: “Gloria is a divorced woman in her late 50s who will not accept a lonely life. Actress Garcia, in oversized glasses, brings a confident sexiness to this very physical role. The camera never leaves her, as she negotiates
Beth says: “What makes THE WAY HE LOOKS a cut above the many other coming-of-age movies that are out there, is in its specificity. Set in a high school in Sao Paolo, the film follows shy, blind Leonardo as the
Vicki says: “Although Gabe Polsky’s RED ARMY is a ‘sports’ documentary, it is really more than that. Its focus is the Soviet Union’s most successful Red Army ice hockey team and its controversial star, Viacheslav ‘Slava’ Fetisov, the former captain
Beth C. says: “BEST OF ENEMIES is Robert Gordon and Morgan Neville’s documentary film on the subject of the 10 televised debates between Gore Vidal and William F. Buckley during the 1968 presidential race. The archival footage, the structure of the
