Review: ‘Sonita’
In more than one way, the eponymous protagonist of Rokhsareh Ghaem Maghami’s Sonita is a stranger in a strange land.
Review: ‘Weiner’
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.
Review: ‘Brothers’
Director Aslaug Holm documents her two boys growing up over a decade, narrating her interpretation of their story in Brothers.
Review: ‘Rabin In His Own Words’
Fortunately, Rabin’s legacy for peace in the Middle East lives on in this respectfully and tautly made documentary appreciation.
Review: ‘Off the Rails’
Off the Rails observes Darius McCollum, an American with Asperger’s syndrome and a lifelong obsession with the New York City transit system.
Review: ‘Migrant Dreams’
Min Sook Lee's Migrant Dreams operates in the classic model of activist documentary filmmaking.
Review: ‘Nuts!’
Penny Lane's Nuts! is a thoroughly entertaining, inventive documentary about John R. Brinkley, a turn-of-the-20th century quack doctor.
Review: ‘CodeGirl’
As the inspiring new doc CodeGirl shows, there’s a wealth of brilliant young women ripe for the tech industry.
Review: ‘Almost Holy’
In Almost Holy, Steve Hoover observes the work of Gennadiy “Pastor Crocodile” Mokhnenko, a priest who runs an orphanage for street children.
Review: ‘Frackman’
Frackman doesn’t really offer anything new to the fracking cause, although the film gives an admirable portrait of a committed activist.