Whose land? Interview with an objective Israeli filmmaker
Director Tamara Erde investigated both the Israeli and Palestinian public school systems, with access to teachers, students and administrators on both sides of the Wall.
New documentaries in Toronto
Documentaries at the Toronto International Film Festival come from all corners of the globe, covering a wide range of subjects, and many are of interest to the progressive community.
"The Liberator" generates some thinking
My movie buddy went to see "Gone Girl" with her book club, so I recruited a professor friend of mine to see "The Liberator" with.
Film review: "Love is Strange"
Put seasoned actors like John Lithgow, Alfred Molina, and Marisa Tomei together in a film, and guaranteed there'll be a certain amount of movie magic.
"Wetlands” movie review: Exploring secretions and inner selves
Was I watching something with themes that applied to a swath of a generation of young people who can't bear their lives and see no hope of effecting change?
For Whom the Whistle Blows: “The Kill Team”
This documentary's real target market are those young impressionable people who have bought into the madness of Washington's endless imperial misadventures.
“What If,” romantic comedy, sells movie tickets
Zoe Kazan is teamed with Daniel Radcliffe in a story that asks the question, "Will the 'Harry Met Sally' formula work again?"
New "X-Men" is more of the same
This is a movie about returning to the past, and indeed, in the end, all it really does is tread the same old ground.
"Guardians of the Galaxy" is spacefaring fun
This latest entry in their rapidly expanding universe of comic book adaptations, is a good-natured thrill ride full of fast-paced action and utterly ridiculous humor.
"Lucy" evokes Kubrick, visually visionary
Writer/director Luc Besson's "Lucy" is arguably the most visually visionary science fiction movie since Stanley Kubrick's "2001: A Space Odyssey."
