Edward Wright knows Sparks and you will too, once you see his documentary about this singular cultural phenomenon.Edward Wright knows Sparks and you will too,…
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‘My Name Is Bulger’ Review: A Boston Saga
The documentary tells the tale of two brothers who rose to the top of very different professions: a politician, William, and a mob boss, Whitey.The…
View More ‘My Name Is Bulger’ Review: A Boston Saga‘The Birthday Cake’ Review: Baked Hoods
This mob drama folds family secrets and fading power into a story of operatic vengeance.This mob drama folds family secrets and fading power into a…
View More ‘The Birthday Cake’ Review: Baked Hoods‘Sweet Thing’ Review: Little Caregivers, Little Fugitives
The filmmaker Alexandre Rockwell cast his wife as a negligent mother and his children as runaways in this shimmering black-and-white drama.The filmmaker Alexandre Rockwell cast…
View More ‘Sweet Thing’ Review: Little Caregivers, Little Fugitives‘A Crime on the Bayou’ Review: Race on Trial
Nancy Buirski’s documentary deals with a civil rights case in 1960s Louisiana that wound up before the Supreme Court.Nancy Buirski’s documentary deals with a civil…
View More ‘A Crime on the Bayou’ Review: Race on Trial‘Summer of 85’ Review: Denim Embraces and Stolen Kisses
A gay teenagers’s fleeting romance goes off the rails in this coming-of-age story from the French director François Ozon.A gay teenagers’s fleeting romance goes off…
View More ‘Summer of 85’ Review: Denim Embraces and Stolen Kisses‘Les Nôtres’ Review: Hidden Suffering in Plain Sight
In this moody film, a 13-year-old girl in a Quebec town hides her pregnancy, but her trauma deepens as the identity of the father emerges.In…
View More ‘Les Nôtres’ Review: Hidden Suffering in Plain Sight‘Truman & Tennessee: An Intimate Conversation’ Review: Friendship in Focus
The director deftly constructs a dialogue between Truman Capote and Tennessee Williams.The director deftly constructs a dialogue between Truman Capote and Tennessee Williams.Read MoreDocumentary Films…
View More ‘Truman & Tennessee: An Intimate Conversation’ Review: Friendship in Focus‘Rita Moreno: Just a Girl Who Decided to Go for It’ Review: An Icon’s Growing Pains
This paean to the trailblazing Puerto Rican actress is also a case study in the highs and lows of showbiz for a woman of color.This…
View More ‘Rita Moreno: Just a Girl Who Decided to Go for It’ Review: An Icon’s Growing Pains‘The French’ Review: A Candid Look at the French Open
This documentary by William Klein relies on the unspoken or spontaneous moments to tell the tale of the 1981 Open, off court and on.This documentary…
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