The Look of Silence (2015)
“How do you feel living surrounded by your son’s killers?” The Look of Silence, part two of Joshua Oppenheimer’s groundbreaking diptych covering the 1965-66 Indonesian genocide, should and hopefully will go […]
Category Archives: Documentary
Listen to Me Marlon (2015)
“The face can hide many things.” Marlon Brando was meant to be an actor. Some might even suggest a higher calling steered him in the direction. Either way, his devilish […]
Call Me Lucky (2015)
“I remember not really getting the depth of what Barry had been through.” One of the greatest strengths of documentary filmmaking, and perhaps the most important, is the medium’s intuitive […]
How to Dance in Ohio (2015)
“I’m wanting you to see this as a chance to face your fears to some degree.” Life is often a matter of circumstance, and is a word capable of being […]
I Am Chris Farley (2015)
“His commitment was total.” Some of the most difficult deaths to mourn are those of people who made us laugh the hardest. It’s unnatural to associate them with sadness or […]
The Wolfpack (2015)
“To us and to our world it is very personal.” As a student of film, a person infatuated with and lusting for more stories and more movies, I can understand […]
20,000 Days on Earth (2014)
“This is my 20,000th day on Earth.” My first introduction to the abundant artistic capacity of Nick Cave was in the early Fall of 2004. I remember stumbling upon an article about […]
Going Clear: Scientology and the Prison of Belief (2015)
“The only way to make any real money was to have a religion.” Typically, the things in this world most difficult to define are emotions. Love, happiness, sadness. The personal and […]
Citizenfour (2014)
“This I can also prove.” It’s fairly remarkable how Citizenfour escapes normal documentary proceedings and techniques to become an all-out disturbing thriller. The title comes from the name Edward Snowden identified himself […]
The Top 50 Films of 2014
2014 was an outstanding year for cinema. From the blockbusters to the little indies, there were some truly exceptional films. I saw as many as I could, but you can’t see […]
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