Mini Film Review: ‘In the Family’
The definition of family is called into question in Patrick Wang’s affecting naturalistic drama, In the Family. At the film’s open we meet six-year-..
Capsule Film Review: Beginners
About connection and new beginnings, Mike Mills’ autobiographical film Beginners is one of those charmers that’ll have you laughing one minute and t..
Film Review: Justin Bieber: Never Say Never
Before you balk at the Bieber, John Chu’s 3D documentary about the teen’s rapid rise to fame hits all the right notes — making it worthy viewing for..
Capsule Film Review: Gasland
If you still don’t give a frigg about fracking, we suggest checking out Gasland. Filmmaker Josh Fox’s Academy Award-nominated documentary looks at t..
Capsule Film Review: The Red Chapel
You’d probably think it’d be difficult to fool the North Koreans, but journalist-turned-filmmaker Mads Brügger makes it look easy in his Sundance Aw..
Capsule Film Review: Restrepo
Perfect Storm author and pub owner Sebastian Junger, and photographer Tim Hetherington, deployed to the Korengal Valley in Afghanistan for Restrepo,..
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Film Review: Alex Ross Perry’s The Color Wheel
A difficult film to digest, Alex Ross Perry’s sophomore feature, The Color Wheel, follows quasi-estranged brother and sister duo, Colin and JR, as t..