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Monthly Archives: March 2009
By | March 2009
Quite simply, this is one of the greatest non-fiction films ever made.
“Hearts and Minds,” Peter Davis’ 1974 Academy Award-winning documentary on the Vietnam War, is returning to theatrical release in a digitally...
Liz (Stephanie Johnson) has tied her abusive husband Sam (Heath Sweatman) to a tree, during the coldest part of a frigid Wisconsin winter. Sam is bleeding...
You’d think a documentary about a guy who escaped prison to become a poet after twenty years would be interesting. Especially when it’s got a title...
Given that director Mark Lewis’s “Baystate Blues” has been receiving good reviews around the ‘net, one might assume that his short film, “Blue...
“Alexander the Last” doesn’t concern itself much with plot. While mapping the difference between true love and love that can develop in artistic...
“You’re Outa Here” is a short animated film that plays more like a music video. The story follows a woman who’s fed up with her boyfriend – so...
Joaquin Phoenix, one of the most gifted actors of his generation, has arrived at a pivotal juncture in his career: the end of it. Or so he would have us...
You wouldn’t always know it from my reviews, but I do truly love independent cinema. I also love ideas, and I respect (and look for work by) people who...
Lorraine Schultz (Melodie Sisk) wants to humiliate you. She wants to tie you up, choke you with chains, and make you brush your teeth with the brush you...
Can the voice of Budweiser All American Ale make an absorbing documentary about a family of G.I. Joes supporting the American military efforts overseas?...