Film Reviews

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‘YOU’VE BEEN TRUMPED’: Captures Culture of Scottish Countryside While Confronting Donald Trump

The music of Jónsi (the singer from Sigur Ros) elevates the emotional impact of this…

‘FINDERS KEEPERS’: A Documentary About a Stolen Leg that’s Slick Like Reality TV

By Gregory Crofton Can a movie about someone’s amputated right leg hold your interest for…

‘HITCHCOCK/TRUFFAUT’ Documentary Explains Hitchcock But There’s No Real Conversation in the Film

By Gregory Crofton Directed by Kent Jones, an archivist and sometime documentary filmmaking partner of…

‘AMY’: Winehouse Documentary is So Intimate It Feels Dirty

By Gregory Crofton Often emaciated because she had bulimia and a drug and alcohol addiction,…

‘THE WOLFPACK’: Acclaimed Doc About Shut-In NYC Family is Fascinating

By Gregory Crofton The father, a follower of Hare Krishna, wanted to create his own…

‘SINS OF MY FATHER’: Forgiveness, Sons, and the Sordid History of Pablo Escobar

By Gregory Crofton Watching Netflix’s NARCOS makes for good entertainment, at least once you get…