Jimmy Carter: Rock & Roll President (USA, 93 min.) Dir. Mary Wharton Bill Clinton often gets credit as the USA’s musical President since he plays the sax, but nobody rocked out like
Keep Reading
"My big thing working with Bruce is that I never expect the next step to be an extension of what we just did. I’m ready for the next moment."
Keep Reading
For many anglophones inside and outside of Quebec, the October crisis represents the first time many considered the unequal treatment of French Canadians within the country. We mark its 50th anniversary with
Keep Reading
“The mistakes that were made in the first 90 days sealed America’s fate,” says The Curve director Adam Benzine. By tapping into Easter Monday, it allows us to not have to worry
Keep ReadingOutremont and the Hasidim (Canada, 52 min.) Dir. Eric Scott What is the Yiddish word for NIMBY? A quick Google search doesn’t quite yield a perfect translation, but “schmuck” captures the term justly. NIMBYs,
Keep ReadingShared Legacies: The African-American Jewish Civil Rights Alliance (USA, 97 Min.) Dir. Shari Rogers In these divisive times, when political rhetoric has led to a rise in anti-Semitism and hate crimes, director
Keep Reading
One of the smartest documentaries I’ve seen in years, The Viewing Booth is a visual and intellectual experiment that slowly but inevitably asks an important question: do we really see the same
Keep ReadingHerb Alpert Is… (USA, 113 min.) Dir. John Scheinfeld Baby Boomer nostalgia turns the dial up to 11 in Herb Alpert Is… This celebratory portrait of the famed trumpeter sits comfortably with the seemingly
Keep ReadingShadow of Dumont (Canada, 88 min.) Dir. Trevor Cameron The challenge of connecting personal history and collective history can be tricky. Director Trevor Cameron offers a feature documentary about his great-great uncle, Gabriel
Keep ReadingThe Unseen (Iran, 62 min.) Dir. Behzad Nalbandi In Iran, people refer to the homeless as “cardboard sleepers.” Knowing this name evokes a disquieting sense of melancholia, as we gaze out a
Keep Reading