Film Review: 'Genius on Hold'
The genius at the center of Gregory Marquette's well-illustrated docu "Genius on Hold" is Walter Shaw, inventor of the speakerphone, call-forwarding and conference calls, among other communications br…
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Film Review: 'The Battle of Pussy Willow Creek'
Civil War mockumentary "The Battle of Pussy Willow Creek" satisfyingly sends up pious History Channel-style treatments of the conflict, gathering steam and inspiration as it progresses.
Review: “Kai po che!”
A close-knit trio of young men determined to turn their passion for cricket into a viable business find their efforts derailed and their destinies altered by murderous religious violence in Abhishek…
Review: “Once Every Day”
Shot in six days and edited over a year's span, "Once Every Day" consists of an eclectic, sporadically compelling mix of disparate sounds, images, groupings of people and written words proceeding in…
Review: “Beijing Flickers”
Zhang Yuan tempers his bleak outlook with resilient dry humor that makes his memorable characters' struggles for survival surprisingly enjoyable, and could snag the film an arthouse release.
Review: “The Playroom”
Julia Dyer's '70s-set "The Playroom" examines a day in the life of the rapidly disintegrating Caldwell family, backgrounding the messed-up adults (John Hawkes, Molly Parker) and foregrounding four…
Review: “Koch”
First-time film director Neil Barsky has assembled a largely flattering, nostalgic if not downright hero-worshipping biodoc.
Review: “Mumia: Long Distance Revolutionary”
"Mumia: Long Distance Revolutionary" delivers a political discourse inspired by its subject and espoused by left-wing writers, actors, educators and activists, with the opposition represented only by…
Review: “Life? or Theater?”
Dutch director Frans Weisz's fascinating docu juxtaposes wildly disparate texts and textures, including Salomon's haunting artwork and excerpts from Weisz's own 1980 biopic, "Charlotte."
Review: “Revision”
Two Romanian men were shot dead in a German field near the Polish border in the summer of 1992, ostensibly by hunters who mistook them for wild boars. Twenty years later, Philip Scheffner interviews…
