Review: ‘Gulîstan, Land of Roses’ by Maurie Alioff May 7, 2016December 22, 2021 Hot Docs/Reviews Zayne Akyol's Gulîstan, Land of Roses observes female Kurdish guerrillas fighting Isis. Read More
Review: ‘Mr. Gaga’ by Pat Mullen May 5, 2016May 12, 2022 Hot Docs/Reviews The energetic doc Mr. Gaga from Israeli director Tomer Heymann (I Shot My Love) celebrates the work of choreographer Ohad Naharin. Read More
Review: ‘Life, Animated’ by Jason Gorber May 5, 2016November 3, 2022 Hot Docs/Reviews Life, Animated tells the extraordinary tale of Owen Suskind who discovered communication skills through classic animated movies. Read More
Review: ‘Cameraperson’ by Jason Gorber May 5, 2016December 22, 2021 Hot Docs/Reviews Kristen Johnson's Cameraperson is an entertaining, engaging work, which is surely one of the finest non-fiction films of the year. Read More
Review: ‘The Last Laugh’ by Jason Gorber May 5, 2016December 22, 2021 Hot Docs/Reviews Ferne Pearlstein’s entertaining and deeply philosophical Last Laugh asks if Jews, or even gentiles, tell jokes about the Holocaust? Read More
Review: ‘Gleason’ by Pat Mullen May 4, 2016December 22, 2021 Hot Docs/Reviews Clay Tweel's Gleason invites viewers into the home of former NFL player Steve Gleason and his wife Michel as they face Steve's ALS diagnosis. Read More
Review: ‘Chasing Asylum’ by Pat Mullen May 4, 2016December 26, 2021 Hot Docs/Reviews Eva Orner's Chasing Asylum takes audiences to the remote islands of Nauru and Manus where refugees wait in despondent limbo. Read More
Review: ‘Tony Robbins: I Am Not Your Guru’ by Jason Gorber May 4, 2016December 26, 2021 Hot Docs/Reviews Tony Robbins: I Am Not Your Guru may be a concert movie where the viewer doesn’t love the band, but appreciates a portrait that is both entertaining and enlightening. Read More
Review: ‘Ants on a Shrimp’ by Jason Gorber May 4, 2016December 22, 2021 Hot Docs/Reviews As food porn, Ants on a Shrimp has got enough chewable money shots to make even the most jaded of foodies salivate. Read More
Review: ‘Norman Lear: Just Another Version of You’ by Jason Gorber May 4, 2016December 22, 2021 Hot Docs/Reviews Norman Lear: Just Another Version of You by Rachel Grady and Heidi Ewing is a touching portrait of the television icon. Read More