Habemus Papam (Moretti, 2011)
Ultimately Habemus Papam felt less like a blasphemy and more like a failure of imagination.
Category: Film Festivals
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The Kid With a Bike (Dardenne & Dardenne, 2011)
Jean-Pierre and Luc Dardenne have been so consistent and so dependable for the last fifteen years, turning out high quality films every two to three years, that a new film from them doesn't seem to generate the buzz or excitement of a fresh, new talent.
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A Separation (Farhadi, 2011)
Asghar Farhadi's A Separation is a riveting domestic drama that works equally well as a character study and a social critique.
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Emergenetics and Made in Dagenham — 1More Podcast Episode 12
Tune in for a fascinating discussion about the differences between being assertive and being expressive, what makes a "red" thinker successful at taking up a "blue" cause, and how director Nigel Cole answered criticism that the union's victory paved the way for industrial jobs leaving England entirely.
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The Grove: A Fight to Remember (Wilson, 2011)
The Grove: A Fight to Remember begins with, pretty much ends with, and is interspersed with tourists in Golden Gate Park looking for the Japanese tea garden.
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An Encounter With Simone Weil (Haslett, 2011)
"Attention is the rarest and purest form of generosity."
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Hot Coffee (Saladoff, 2011)
Susan Saladoff's Hot Coffee is the documentary that Inside Job tried so hard to be, informative, educational about a complex subject without being reductive, partisan without being propaganda, and, ultimately, persuasive.
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Windfall (Israel, 2010)
Less of an indictment of wind energy companies (though it is that to some degree), Laura Israel's documentary is mostly an affirmation of the democratic process.
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John Sayles Interview
“You know, you can’t make a movie about war and occupation without it being about other wars and other occupations."