POV Magazine

The POV Interview: Joe Berlinger on ‘Tony Robbins: I Am Not Your Guru’

Published on May 7, 2016September 5, 2021

Joe Berlinger discusses his latest film Tony Robbins: I Am Not Your Guru about the popular and controversial motivational speaker. The doc debuts at Hot Docs 2016.

Review: ‘Gulîstan, Land of Roses’

by Maurie Alioff

Published on May 7, 2016December 22, 2021

Hot Docs/Reviews

Zayne Akyol's Gulîstan, Land of Roses observes female Kurdish guerrillas fighting Isis.

Review: ‘Mr. Gaga’

by Pat Mullen

Published on May 5, 2016May 12, 2022

Hot Docs/Reviews

The energetic doc Mr. Gaga from Israeli director Tomer Heymann (I Shot My Love) celebrates the work of choreographer Ohad Naharin.

Review: ‘Life, Animated’

by Jason Gorber

Published on May 5, 2016November 3, 2022

Hot Docs/Reviews

Life, Animated tells the extraordinary tale of Owen Suskind who discovered communication skills through classic animated movies.

Review: ‘Cameraperson’

by Jason Gorber

Published on May 5, 2016December 22, 2021

Hot Docs/Reviews

Kristen Johnson's Cameraperson is an entertaining, engaging work, which is surely one of the finest non-fiction films of the year.

Review: ‘The Last Laugh’

by Jason Gorber

Published on May 5, 2016December 22, 2021

Hot Docs/Reviews

Ferne Pearlstein’s entertaining and deeply philosophical Last Laugh asks if Jews, or even gentiles, tell jokes about the Holocaust?

Review: ‘Gleason’

by Pat Mullen

Published on May 4, 2016December 22, 2021

Hot Docs/Reviews

Clay Tweel's Gleason invites viewers into the home of former NFL player Steve Gleason and his wife Michel as they face Steve's ALS diagnosis.

Review: ‘Chasing Asylum’

by Pat Mullen

Published on May 4, 2016December 26, 2021

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Eva Orner's Chasing Asylum takes audiences to the remote islands of Nauru and Manus where refugees wait in despondent limbo.

Review: ‘Tony Robbins: I Am Not Your Guru’

by Jason Gorber

Published on May 4, 2016December 26, 2021

Hot Docs/Reviews

Tony Robbins: I Am Not Your Guru may be a concert movie where the viewer doesn’t love the band, but appreciates a portrait that is both entertaining and enlightening.