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So far Nora Lee Mandel has created 319 blog entries.

Machines

An unusually and outstandingly filmed documentary.

By |August 8th, 2017|Top Picks|0 Comments

Menashe

A wistful look at the difficulties of conformity.

By |July 28th, 2017|Family drama|0 Comments

Amnesia

The setting of Ibiza is an ironic contrast to the dark questions of moral responsibility that the film raises.

By |July 24th, 2017|War|0 Comments

500 Years

A clear and accessible perspective on the struggles of Central American indigenous populations.

By |July 14th, 2017|Documentary|0 Comments

I Am the Blues

A blues fan’s ultimate road trip through the Mississippi Delta and Louisiana bayous.

By |July 14th, 2017|Music|0 Comments

City of Ghosts

Filmmaker Matthew Heineman profiles the work of the citizen journalists collective Raqqa is Being Slaughtered Silently.

By |July 6th, 2017|Documentary|0 Comments

13 Minutes

How many alternative history stories have there been of the attempts to assassinate Hitler?

By |June 30th, 2017|Biopic|0 Comments

The B-Side: Elsa Dorfman’s Portrait Photography

Now at age 80, an artist faces the possible technological end of her favorite medium as the Polaroid 20-inch-by-24-inch photo becomes obsolete.

By |June 29th, 2017|Documentary|0 Comments

Dawson City: Frozen Time

A must for cinephiles, history buffs, and anyone who just loves a fascinating tale told entertainingly.

By |June 20th, 2017|Top Picks|0 Comments