Review: ‘Pecking Order’
There's trouble at the henhouse in the pun-laden Pecking Order.
Review: ‘Quiet Zone’
The Quiet Zone looks into the lives of a few of the people in the electrosensitive community.
Review: ‘Thank You for the Rain’
Thank You for the Rain (UK/Norway, 87 min.) Dir. Julia Dahr Programme: International Spectrum (North American Premiere) Kenyan farmer Kisilu Musya has a life-changing revelation when the clouds part in Thank You for the Rain. Musya experiences the consequences of climate change firsthand when his small farm endures severe drought followed by a near-Biblical storm of rain and winds that crash down on the land like the wrath of the Old Testament. This natural disaster is appropriately followed by a plague of (humanoid) locusts, which come in the form of the world’s leaders as they convene for the COP21
Review: ‘Nobody Speak: Trials of the Free Press’
Brian Knappenberger's Nobody Speak stands out as an exceptional work with big ideas about democracy and free speech.
Review: ‘Meuthen’s Party’
Marc Eberhardt shows us the early warning signals. “Something is happening in Germany!” Meuthen proclaims. Feel free to read it as a threat.
Review: ‘David Lynch: The Art Life’
David Lynch: The Art Life lets audiences get inside the head of the acclaimed auteur.
Review: ‘Obit’
Vanessa Gould's Obit is a remarkable doc goes inside the pages of the New York Times
Review: ‘Complicit’
Complicit puts a human face on the stories of China’s migrant workers who toil away to make the modern conveniences many of us enjoy at a low cost.
Review: ‘Tickling Giants’
In Tickling Giants, Sara Taksler chronicles Bassem Youssef’s journey from wisecracking surgeon to YouTuber, late night celebrity and political pariah.
Review: ‘Floyd Norman: An Animated Life’
Floyd Norman: An Animated Life tells history from the perspective of its most passionate players.