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Hey Boo: Harper Lee and To Kill a Mockingbird (DVD Review)   25 Jul, 2011

Writer-director Mary Murphy’s appreciation of all things 'Mockingbird' has to be the most...More>>

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Top Hat & Tales: Harold Ross and the Making of ‘The New Yorker’ (DVD Review)   30 Jun, 2014

Released a year apart, the bio-docs 'Top Hat & Tales' and 'James Thurber: The Life and Hard Times'...More>>

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James Thurber: The Life and Hard Times (DVD Review)   30 Jun, 2014

Released a year apart, the bio-docs 'James Thurber: The Life and Hard Times' and 'Top Hat & Tales'...More>>

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God Loves Uganda (DVD Review)   21 May, 2014

Through interviews and hidden camera footage, 'God Loves Uganda' deftly reveals — in part, by...More>>

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Rising From Ashes (DVD Review)   8 Dec, 2013

Documentary 'Rising From Ashes' is more than a glimpse of Rwanda 12 years after conflict between...More>>

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Girl & a Gun, A DVD Review   12 Oct, 2013

Director Cathryne Czubek wisely avoids the issue of gun control, focusing instead on seemingly...More>>

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Triumph of the Wall (DVD Review)   29 Sep, 2013

To some, watching a documentary about a guy building a 1,000-foot stone wall by hand using only...More>>

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Bert Stern: Original Mad Man (DVD Review)   22 Jul, 2013

After a year-and-a-half of hopping around from festival to festival, writer-director Shannah...More>>

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56 Up (DVD Review)   13 Jul, 2013

It’s easy to see how viewers develop a certain fondness for these people with whom they have seen...More>>

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Erroll Garner: No One Can Hear You Read (DVD Review)   15 Apr, 2013

Director Atticus Brady’s documentary about pianist Erroll Garner crams a lot into a compact...More>>

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Girl Model (DVD Review)   12 Jan, 2013

Making it in the world of modeling is akin to catching lightning in a bottle. (Prebook 1/15/13;...More>>

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Nobody Else But You (DVD Review)   13 Oct, 2012

'Nobody Else But You' keeps viewers engaged until the end with humor and compelling performances....More>>

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Pink Ribbons, Inc. (DVD Review)   23 Sep, 2012

'Pink Ribbons, Inc.' is an honest, arresting look at the cause marketing campaigns for breast...More>>

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Never Stand Still: Dancing at Jacob’s Pillow (DVD Review)   15 Jul, 2012

'Never Stand Still' is a 74-minute masterpiece, part history lesson, part performance art about the...More>>

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Windfall (DVD Review)   31 May, 2012

The documentary 'Windfall' tells the story of how a town was divided when certain residents put...More>>

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Man Nobody Knew: In Search of My Father, CIA Spymaster William Colby, The (DVD Review)   18 Mar, 2012

The film includes stunning footage, recordings and photos — all in great condition — as well as...More>>

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Special Treatment (DVD Review)   15 Jan, 2012

With a storyline contrasting the world of psychoanalysis with the oldest profession, French film...More>>

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Jane’s Journey (DVD Review)   20 Dec, 2011

A riveting documentary ideal for any animal lover or tree hugger, Jane’s Journey is an eye-opener...More>>

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Circo (DVD Review)   15 Sep, 2011

Documentary 'Circo' captures a family at a crossroads. This family also happens to run a circus,...More>>

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Phil Ochs: There But for Fortune (DVD Review)   18 Jul, 2011

The shadow of Bob Dylan hangs over this portrait some, just as it hung over Phil Ochs’ career (a...More>>

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