FullReviews Index - page 2
Reel Paradise
It's reality cinema! Steve James' documentary follows the Pierson family to the remotest island in Fiji, where they take over a theater to show movies for free.
The Corporation
Mark Achbar, Jennifer Abbott, and Joel Bakan present a thorough investigation of the history, power, and impact of corporations on modern civilization.
Enron: The Smartest Guys in the Room
Alex Gibney's documentary about the spectacular bankruptcy of the energy trading company tells a gripping story of greed, deception, and fraud.
Gunner Palace
Embedded with a Field Artillery unit in Baghdad for two months in 2003, documentary filmmakers Michael Tucker and Petra Epperlein collected first-hand footage of the lives of American soldiers. The result is “Gunner Palace,” a film that promises to give an unvarnished look at the front lines but does little to further the discussion on the war. Read Jürgen's review.
Inside Deep Throat
In 1972, a porn flick starring Linda Lovelace became a national sensation. A new documentary, featuring Gore Vidal, John Waters, Erica Jong and Norman Mailer tells the history of the notorious film.
The Wild Parrots of Telegraph Hill
Judy Irving's documentary about San Francisco's wild flock of cherry-headed conures and the man who loves them.
In The Realms of the Unreal - Review
Jessica Yu's documentary about artist Henry Darger, a recluse who lived almost entirely in his own mind, writing and illustrating a 15,000 page novel. Dakota Fanning narrates.
Persons of Interest
Filmmakers Alison Maclean ("Jesus’ Son") and Tobias Perse interview twelve former detainees in America's War against Terror.
Outfoxed DVD
A grass-roots phenomenon, Robert Greenwald's DVD-only documentary "Outfoxed: Rupert Murdoch's War on Journalism" takes on the "fair and balanced" news channel.
Festival Express
The Grateful Dead, Janis Joplin, the Band, and Buddy Guy take a train across Canada in the exuberant rock'n roll documentary "Festival Express," which chronicles the legendary 1970 concert tour.
Metallica: Some Kind of Monster
Raging stadium rock, shredding guitars, headbanging basslines meet hissy fits and painful soul-searching in Joe Berlinger and Bruce Sinofsky's new rock documentary "Metallica: Some Kind of Monster."
Fahrenheit 9/11
The hype surrounding Michael Moore's scathing analysis of the Bush Administration has been impossible to ignore. The Golden Palm at Cannes, the quarrel between Miramax and Disney over the film's distribution, and more recently the contested "R" rating have assured that the film has stayed in the news. Already, websites have sprung up with attempts to block screenings and discredit the movie. Who to believe? Is "Fahrenheit 9/11" overblown anti-American propaganda, or a must-see documentary?
Bukowski: Born Into This
Review of the Charles Bukowski documentary "Born Into This" by John Dullaghan.
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