The Last Pogo is a brilliant documentary recounting the people and places of Toronto Canada's punk rock scene from 1976-78.
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Interview With ‘1971’ Director Johanna Hamilton
Sometimes people have to do things that are courageous and even controversial in order to stimulate conversations about checks and balances that are the lifeblood of democracy.
Read More »DVD Review: ‘Looking For Johnny – The Legend Of Johnny Thunders’
Helps keep the memory of Thunders alive and reminds of what he meant to popular music and those who loved him.
Read More »New York Film Festival: ‘Stray Dog’
Biker, Vietnam vet, Christian, father, friend, neighbor. Ron "Stray Dog" Hall is all of these and much more in Debra Granik's riveting "slice-of-life" documentary about a working class American.
Read More »Movie Review: ‘I Am Eleven’
'I Am Eleven' is an uplifting film that reminds us of our own inner goodness and innocence in a time when such reminders are often few and far between. Bailey has shone her spotlight on children's viewpoints around the world who share the same age, 11 years old. She affirms what we need to recognize in times of peace and conflict, that despite cultural differences, we all hope for love, peace and harmony.
Read More »Athena Film Festival Movie Review: ‘Rebel’
A woman fighting during the Civil War? What is the likelihood that she would have donned trousers and taken up arms to fight with the South or the North? Rebel, directed by Maria Agui Carter reveals how this could happen and in fact did relating the adventures of Loreta Velazquez based on her forgotten memoir, 'The Woman in Battle'.
Read More »Sundance 2014 Movie Reviews: ‘Life Itself,’ ‘Ivory Tower,’ ‘What We Do in the Shadows’
At the 2014 Sundance Film Festival, 40 entries are split between the U.S. and World Cinema Documentary categories and Doc Premieres.
Read More »TV Review: ‘Independent Lens’ – ‘At Berkeley’
No two individuals will watch this and receive the same impression, and this may transform the lack of structure and message content (and context) into a good thing.
Read More »Interview: ‘Linsanity’ Director Evan Leong
The film documents NBA star Jeremy Lin's many challenges, victories, and setbacks.
Read More »Movie Review: ‘Lone Survivor’
Navy SEAL Marcus Luttrell's tragic story of his unit's fatal 2005 mission is badly recounted in a hamfisted, jingoistic torture porn.
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