The film is hard to recommend to anyone who doesn’t already have a strong interest or connection to “Hava Nagila.”
The technical mastery of filming wildlife is on full display in the BBC’s latest nature docu-dazzler.
The Last Gladiators is more than just action-packed clips and hard-ass stories about a cold, tough sport.
The documentary should at least partly satisfy technophiles and China human-rights watchdogs alike.
My Brooklyn is a thoughtful piece of documentary journalism that synecdochically uses the controversial redevelopment of the Fulton Street Mall.
Delhi Safari makes the second-rate output of DreamWorks Animation look dazzling by comparison.
Ike and Sean always feel as if they’ve fallen out of the sky just for the film’s setup.
The selection of films at this year’s Santa Fe Independent Film Festival was arguably as piquant as any of the local chile-centric food.
Brooklyn Castle is a hopeful documentary that demonstrates how even small cuts to public school funding can potentially wipe out hugely beneficial after-school programs.
As an election-season reminder that our democratic system isn’t functioning, the film serves as a welcome wake-up call.
Switch is possibly the driest and most balanced documentary on the current energy crisis.
The documentary just feels like one of those thin, audio-visual supplements on an artist that you casually view as you browse a gallery show.
The girls are all that’s carrying this film, but that’s still a lot.
The Chilean Building is best suited for those interested enough in the subject matter to tolerate the film’s poor presentation.
Goats is a bland coming-of-age story with some pretty cinematography but little pulse.
It’s the purity of burgeoning emotions for another person that Guerrero aims to capture, not so much society’s reaction to homosexuality.
With its hyper-attention to the present moment, its appreciation for tranquility, Rirkrit Tiravanija simulates a kind of meditation.
The film is a work of careful consideration, moral weighing, and deliberateness of craft.
Although we never really get to know He or Miao, the director expertly captures the rays of Western culture bouncing off them.
The visuals (including a split-screen) feel appropriately exploratory given the experimental sounds coming from Young’s specially designed instrument.