War and anti-war films at Zürich Film Festival
NGO workers entangled behind the lines of a combat zone during the final days of former Yugoslavia's warfare; Danes embroiled in Afghanistan.
The Chile coup and Pinochet’s “Christian” torture chamber in “Colonia”
German director Florian Gallenberger's Colonia is arguably this year's Zürich Film Festival's hardest-hitting film.
Herbert Aptheker biography is political narrative of remarkable man
Murrell paints a vivid, detailed picture of Aptheker's political life and for this he should be commended.
Media exposés in new films “Spotlight” and “The Program”
"Spotlight" deals with the heavy subject matter of child abuse perpetrated by those posturing as Christians.
Apocalypse redux: "Fear the Walking Dead" finale falters
The slipshod approach is agonizing enough, but the logistics of the whole affair, and how they were mishandled, are downright insulting.
“Hit the Wall”: Revolution starts with a hot night out
We the audience are immersed right in the epicenter of the Stonewall Rebellion that broke out the night of June 28, 1969.
Frederick Wiseman’s tour de force “In Jackson Heights”
An absorbing, documentary look at the multi-cultural community in Queens, New York City, where 167 languages are spoken.
Fresh from Toronto International Film Festival: “This Changes Everything”
"What if global warming isn't only a crisis? What if it's the best chance you're ever going to get to build a better world?"
“Breathe”: A brave new play about choking in America
Giving no hint of having been written 15 years ago, this is actually the world premiere production of the play.
