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‘BIG STAR – NOTHING CAN HURT ME’: A Sad But Uplifting Story About this Influential Memphis Rock Band

By Gregory Crofton America had its own equivalent of the John Lennon/Paul McCartney musical partnership.…

More then $40 Million Raised for Docs Via Kickstarter

By Gregory Crofton Nothing gets work done faster than money. Raising a big chunk, say…

“THE HOUSE I LIVE IN”: Over Long, Musing and Tempting to Tune Out

By Gregory Crofton Eugene Jarecki’s “THE HOUSE I LIVE IN” has a similar feel to…

‘GASLAND PART II’: Repetitive and Over Long But Accomplished

By Gregory Crofton Josh Fox is smart. At least as smart if not smarter than…

‘DIRTY WARS’: Jeremy Scahill and the Perils of Drone Warfare

By Gregory Crofton High expectations for this film left me somewhat disappointed. The slightly hokey…

“WAITING FOR LIGHTNING”: Skateboarder Danny Way is the Real Superman

Only a documentary like “WAITING FOR LIGHTNING” makes your hands sweat. I’m not kidding. The…