Breaking a Monster
By Phil Guie June 23, 2016
The 13-year-old members of the heavy metal band Unlocking the Truth are not old enough to attend high school, but they have already signed a $1.8 million recording deal.
The 13-year-old members of the heavy metal band Unlocking the Truth are not old enough to attend high school, but they have already signed a $1.8 million recording deal.
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An addition to a new class of investigative documentaries focusing on the devastation that can result when those who have money at their disposal do whatever they want.
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This thoughtful, wide-ranging documentary covers the changing relationship between Jewish and German intellectuals since the Holocaust.
One artist from across the world finds a connection with someone he’s never met and uses his genius and the tools at his disposal to give her what she could not have done on her own.
If clean and sustainable energy sources are so cost-effective, why are we still drilling, fracking, and mining?
The murder of Kitty Genovese is one of the most famous cases in the history of sociology and criminology, and this documentary accomplishes something remarkable by making us reconsider a story, and a concept, that we’ve long taken for granted as true.
This winner of the World Cinema Documentary Special Jury Award for Impact at Sundance is a bold call for mercy and empathy, but it could be too upsetting for many viewers.