Review: ‘I am the Blues’ by Maurie Alioff Published on 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.
Review: ‘My Scientology Movie’ by Maurie Alioff Published on April 28, 2016December 26, 2021 Hot Docs/Reviews From start to finish, My Scientology Movie relays its exposé with verve and personality.
Review: ‘Sonita’ by Maurie Alioff Published on 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.
Review: ‘Weiner’ by Jonas Jacobs Published on 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.
Review: ‘Brothers’ by Jonas Jacobs Published on 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.
Review: ‘Rabin In His Own Words’ by Jonas Jacobs Published on 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.
Review: ‘Off the Rails’ by Jonas Jacobs Published on 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.
Review: ‘Migrant Dreams’ by Jonas Jacobs Published on April 28, 2016December 28, 2021 Hot Docs/Reviews Min Sook Lee's Migrant Dreams operates in the classic model of activist documentary filmmaking.
Review: ‘Nuts!’ by Jonas Jacobs Published on April 28, 2016December 28, 2021 Reviews Penny Lane's Nuts! is a thoroughly entertaining, inventive documentary about John R. Brinkley, a turn-of-the-20th century quack doctor.
Being Wild by Vivian Belik Published on April 27, 2016January 9, 2022 Features/Hot Docs Nettie Wild's KONELĪNE: our land beautiful, is a stunning portrait of those who live and work in northern British Columbia.