Written & Directed by Sarah Polley Produced by Anita Lee Released by Roadside Attractions Canada. 108 min. PG-13 So many fiction films open with the set-up of a faux biographer or documentarian sitting down with an old man and asking a question like: “Tell me the whole story of your marriage.” But in Stories We […]
Written & Directed by Tanner King Barklow & Gil Kofman Produced by Francis Krow Released by Seventh Art Releasing/Antidote Films USA/China. 90 min. Not rated Unmade in China tells a story that is both entertaining and unsurprising, tracking the trials and tribulations of Gil Kofman, an American director (The Memory Thief) trying to make a […]
Written & Directed by Angad Bhalla Produced by Lisa Valencia-Svensson & Bhalla Released by First Run Features USA/Canada/UK. 81 min. Not rated The feature documentary Herman’s House brings together two disparate worlds: that of 35-year-old New York City artist Jackie Sumell and 69-year-old Herman Wallace, serving a life sentence in the Louisiana State Penitentiary—40 of […]
Directed by Rodney Ascher Produced by Tim Kirk Released by IFC Films USA. 102 min. Not rated You’ve all seen The Shining, haven’t you? Stanley Kubrick’s seminal 1980 horror film gave Jack Nicholson a role (or an entire hotel) to chew on while Shelley Duvall ran around frantically, followed by a newly-created Steadicam. (It was […]
Directed by Alan Govenar Produced by Documentary Arts Released by First Run Features USA. 88 min. Not rated While some will find the message in this documentary to be overplayed, most will find it inspiring. Sidiki Conde, unable to use his legs after having polio at the age of 14, doesn’t miss out on life. […]
Directed by Janet Tobias Produced by Tobias, Rafael Marmor, Paul Laikin, Nadav Schirman, Susan Barnett & Zita Kisgergely Written by Tobias & Paul Laikin Released by Magnolia Pictures UK/Germany/USA. 83 min. Rated PG-13 With Chris Nicola, Sima Dodyk, Sonia Dodyk, Sam Stermer, Saul Stermer, Kati Laban, Balázs Péter Kiss, Dániel Hegedus, and Balázs Barna Hidvégi […]
Written & Directed by Ramona S. Diaz Produced by Diaz & Capella Fahoome Brogden English & Tagalog with English subtitles Released by Cinedigm Entertainment USA. 105 min. Not rated Even if you can’t name off the top of your head hits by the band Journey, as soon as one of their songs cranks up—on Glee, […]
Edited, Written, & Directed by Eric Walter Produced by Andrea Adams, John R. Blythe & Walter Released by IFC Midnight USA. 98 min. Not rated At its heart, My Amityville Horror is about what happens to a normal person put through extraordinary, horrifying, and traumatic experiences, and how he comes out on the other side. […]
Produced & Directed by Mark Kitchell Written by Tom Turner Released by First Run Features USA. 114 min. Not rated Anyone up to speed with environmental history has read Aldo Leopold’s essay, within he describes killing a wolf and watching the “fierce green fire” fade from its eyes. This evocative and contemplative documentary, tracing the […]