Movie Review: The Tillman Story
Bar-Lev’s film manages to stay interesting throughout. What makes his film exciting, though, is also what often makes it unreliable and, arguably, hypocritical.
Category: Documentary
Movie Review: Countdown To Zero
“Countdown to Zero” is at its most credible when sticking to the facts, exploring history. Conversely, the film is most entertaining when toying with speculation.
Jul 30, 2010 | 2 comments | View Post
Movie Review: Restrepo
It’s impossible not to be affected by the tearful recollections of battles in which a soldier loses a close friend. The scenes in which the filmmakers capture combat with impossible intimacy are frightening and exciting, but also sobering.
Jul 09, 2010 | 0 comments | View Post
Movie Review: Joan Rivers – A Piece of Work
“Joan Rivers – A Piece of Work” is appropriately funny, accessible and entertaining, but is also, above all else, moving.
Movie Review: Babies
I really don’t understand why this was released theatrically; it would have been better utilized as programming for TLC.
May 14, 2010 | 0 comments | View Post
100 Words Or Less (SFIFF): Joan Rivers – A Piece Of Work
“Joan Rivers: A Piece of Work” was the Closing Night Film at the 53rd San Francisco International Film Festival, which took place this year from April 22nd to May 6th.
May 11, 2010 | 0 comments | View Post
Review: Winning Time: Reggie Miller Vs. The New York Knicks
Fuck it (always wanted to start of a piece like that). To my own personal detriment, I love writing about Reggie Miller. In fact, my journalism career kinda started with a post [...]
Mar 31, 2010 | 3 comments | View Post
