Review: ‘Bobby Sands: 66 Days’ by Jason Gorber April 28, 2016December 26, 2021 Hot Docs/Reviews Brendan Byrne’s Bobby Sands: 66 Days is an extremely effective take on the history and legacy of Sands and his famed hunger strike. Read More
Review: ‘De Palma’ by Jason Gorber April 28, 2016December 26, 2021 Hot Docs/Reviews In DePalma, Noah Baumbach and Jake Paltrow give a sense of the breadth De Palma’s career as the director reflects upon his body of work. Read More
Review: ‘I am the Blues’ by Maurie Alioff April 28, 2016May 24, 2022 Hot Docs/Reviews I Am the Blues, Daniel Cross’s first directorial effort in ten years, lovingly depicts humble but spiritually rich musicians who won’t stop playing. Read More
Review: ‘My Scientology Movie’ by Maurie Alioff April 28, 2016December 26, 2021 Hot Docs/Reviews From start to finish, My Scientology Movie relays its exposé with verve and personality. Read More
Review: ‘Sonita’ by Maurie Alioff April 28, 2016December 26, 2021 Hot Docs/Reviews In more than one way, the eponymous protagonist of Rokhsareh Ghaem Maghami’s Sonita is a stranger in a strange land. Read More
Review: ‘Weiner’ by Jonas Jacobs April 28, 2016May 24, 2022 Hot Docs/Reviews Weiner is an insider portrait of former New York Democratic Senator Anthony Weiner, focusing on the events that unfolded during his second sexting scandal, which ultimately derailed his New York City mayoral campaign. Read More
Review: ‘Brothers’ by Jonas Jacobs April 28, 2016January 7, 2022 Hot Docs/Reviews Director Aslaug Holm documents her two boys growing up over a decade, narrating her interpretation of their story in Brothers. Read More
Review: ‘Rabin In His Own Words’ by Jonas Jacobs April 28, 2016May 24, 2022 Hot Docs/Reviews Fortunately, Rabin’s legacy for peace in the Middle East lives on in this respectfully and tautly made documentary appreciation. Read More
Review: ‘Off the Rails’ by Jonas Jacobs April 28, 2016December 27, 2021 Hot Docs/Reviews Off the Rails observes Darius McCollum, an American with Asperger’s syndrome and a lifelong obsession with the New York City transit system. Read More
Review: ‘Migrant Dreams’ by Jonas Jacobs April 28, 2016December 28, 2021 Hot Docs/Reviews Min Sook Lee's Migrant Dreams operates in the classic model of activist documentary filmmaking. Read More