Review: ‘American Movie’
A testament to fortitude, and a genuinely entertaining film, Chris Smith's American Movie remains a peerless feature doc.
Review: ‘Cheer Up’
Christy Garland's Cheer Up is a smooth, fun, and easy-going portrait of a Finnish cheerleading team.
Review: ‘The Prison in Twelve Landscapes’
Brett Story's The Prison in Twelve Landscapes eviscerates America’s prison industry: an immersive, absorbing, and damning film.
Review: ”Hotel Coolgardie’
A nightmare version of Cheers, Hotel Coolgardie is set mostly in the bar with excursions to unattractive outlying terrain.
Review: ‘The Interrupters’
The Interrupters by Steve James traces a group of former gang members who intercede through outreach, trying to find common ground.
Review: ‘Hoop Dreams’
Steve James' Hoop Dreams was declared a masterpiece early on, and decades later its prestige hasn’t diminished one bit.
Review: ‘Spirit Unforgettable’
Spirit Unforgettable fearlessly explores the murky waters of memory loss as with its portrait of Spirit of the West's John Mann.
Review: ‘The Apology’
Tiffany Hsiung's The Apology is one of the best films ever produced by the NFB as it gives voice to "comfort women" in search of closure.
Review: ‘Hotel Dallas’
Hotel Dallas refreshingly offbeat and innovative as it mixes abstractions, dramatizations, and outrageous musical numbers.
Review: ‘Callshop Istanbul’
Callshop Istanbul recounts a tale with which many migrants are probably familiar: that of the waiting zone between an old home and a new one.