Review: ‘Natural Disorder’ by Pat Mullen April 30, 2016December 26, 2021 Hot Docs/Reviews Jacob Nossell mounts an ambitious production within Natural Disorder, but it turns into a head-scratcher rather than a mind-blower. Read More
Review: ‘Audrie and Daisy’ by Maurie Alioff April 29, 2016December 26, 2021 Hot Docs/Reviews Audrie & Daisy is an accomplished film loaded with novelistic detail about the girls, their families, and the boys who betrayed them. Read More
Review: ‘The Incomparable Rose Hartman’ by Pat Mullen April 29, 2016December 26, 2021 Hot Docs/Reviews As The Incomparable Rose Hartman shows, the people taking the pictures can be far more interesting than the subjects within the frame. Read More
Review: ‘American Movie’ by Jason Gorber April 29, 2016December 26, 2021 Hot Docs/Reviews A testament to fortitude, and a genuinely entertaining film, Chris Smith's American Movie remains a peerless feature doc. Read More
Review: ‘Cheer Up’ by Maurie Alioff April 29, 2016May 24, 2022 Hot Docs/Reviews Christy Garland's Cheer Up is a smooth, fun, and easy-going portrait of a Finnish cheerleading team. Read More
Review: ‘The Prison in Twelve Landscapes’ by Pat Mullen April 29, 2016December 26, 2021 Hot Docs/Reviews Brett Story's The Prison in Twelve Landscapes eviscerates America’s prison industry: an immersive, absorbing, and damning film. Read More
Review: ”Hotel Coolgardie’ by Maurie Alioff April 29, 2016December 26, 2021 Hot Docs/Reviews A nightmare version of Cheers, Hotel Coolgardie is set mostly in the bar with excursions to unattractive outlying terrain. Read More
Review: ‘The Interrupters’ by Jason Gorber April 29, 2016December 26, 2021 Hot Docs/Reviews The Interrupters by Steve James traces a group of former gang members who intercede through outreach, trying to find common ground. Read More
Review: ‘Hoop Dreams’ by Jason Gorber April 29, 2016December 22, 2021 Hot Docs/Reviews Steve James' Hoop Dreams was declared a masterpiece early on, and decades later its prestige hasn’t diminished one bit. Read More
Review: ‘Spirit Unforgettable’ by Pat Mullen April 28, 2016December 26, 2021 Hot Docs/Reviews Spirit Unforgettable fearlessly explores the murky waters of memory loss as with its portrait of Spirit of the West's John Mann. Read More