“Awash in powerful moments of visual lyricism, it plays out less like a documentary than a prose poem to seeking and not finding.” Read full article
“Hollywood will continue to rain bad romantic comedies, dumb action movies, and shameless Oscar fodder on our complaining but compliant heads. Discerning moviegoers still have alternatives.” Read full article
“An investigative doc brimming with cultural resonance and historical savvy…” Read full article
“Three movies worth seeing at the Dallas International Film Festival.” Read full article
“The filmmakers never try to force their viewpoints or ideas on the viewers; they try to present the facts and allow the viewer to draw his or her own conclusion.”-Read full article
“A film that poses many more questions than it ultimately answers.” Listen to podcast
“No single year better exemplifies this tumultuous and productive period than 1977…A cool movie detailing actual experiences and stories.” Read full article
“A terrific documentary that captures a pivotal moment in the history of a city and its pop culture. Here’s the whole beautiful mess.” Read full article
“Documentaries to look out for in 2011″ Read full article
“Corra misses none of the mixed feelings of the participants, capturing the frustration and exhaustion of their efforts.” Read full review
“Riveting…a first-rate production.” Read full review
“Top 5 Documentaries, Austin Film Festival” Read full article
“10 Films to see at the Woodstock Film Festival…An amazing trip that brings you into the darkness and takes you back out of it.” Read full article
“Best of the Fest, Woodstock 2010.” Read full review
“As full of emotion, pathos, guarded contrition and genuine ambivalence as any great war movie.” Read full review
“A first-rate production. The cameras bore in on the faces of the film’s players relentlessly and effectively. The story spins out slowly and picks up steam every step of the way.” Read full article
“Perhaps more than any other war film I have seen, it lingers on what I suspect might be true for more than a few soldiers: an ambiguous emotional relationship to violence.” Read full article
“A riveting documentary, not a straight line, not always simple to follow, and don’t expect a Hollywood ending. After all this is Vietnam.” Read full article
“Few modern filmmakers have the guts to craft a story that trusts the intelligence of an audience and the integrity of a story, leaving viewers with more questions than answers.” Read full article
“Examines the complexities of documentary as a genre, complexities on display throughout the 2010 Silverdocs program.” Read full article
“The combination of hope and resignation McKinley’s loved ones have faced now for almost 40 years is palpable every moment they’re on screen.” Read full article
“Instantly one of the most moving and utterly compelling documentaries of recent years.” Read full article
“A thriller punctuated with hauntingly edited images of period conflict footage… provocative mix of docu and experimental film…a long and winding road into a sad heart of darkness.” Read full article
“Questions still linger for the family of McKinley Nolan…Unlike most of the nearly 60,000 men who never came home when the Vietnam War ended, Nolan chose to stay.” Read full article
“More than anything, the movie is about atonement…for the Vietnamese and Cambodians who knew McKinley Nolan, it’s trying to somehow make up for the violence that tore through their countries.” Read full article
“There have been many studies and documentaries dedicated to autism and Asperger’s Syndrome, but few of them try to capture what George does.” Read full article
“The struggle between family and identity defined the lives of the three twentysomethings…all united in their quest to balance antiquated upbringings and their ‘real world’ dreams.” Read full article
“Manages to find a perfect balance, giving documentary enthusiasts an interesting look at the Maysles filmography while simultaneously crafting an engaging family drama.” Read full article
“Almost essential viewing for nonfiction aficionados, pulling back the curtain on the most successful partnership in nonfiction filmmaking history.” Read full article
“The younger set of documentary filmmakers need their icons to emulate or tear down, and the Maysles brothers have fit the bill.” Read full article
“One of the most talked about documentaries at IDFA…bound to raise debate in the industry about who owns the life of someone else.” Read full article
“A provocative new first person documentary by a member of the Maysles family.” Read full article
“Astonishingly dead-on…one of the best docs I’ve seen in a long time.” Read full article
“1977 has become a breakout star, a watershed in city and American history. It’s as if after 30 years we’ve chipped away the oyster shell and found a pearl.” Read full article
“A wild love letter to the city…TIVO it, and watch it again and again – you won’t want to miss a minute of the year.” Read full article
“Adopts an appropriately irreverent tone in exploring cultural trends that sprouted in the city during that tumultuous year.” Read full article
“Fresher, less manicured…allows the music to take its proper place in the larger story of the city.” Read full article
“A heartfelt, moving documentary…not primarily concerned with politics but with the people at the heart of it.” Read full article
“Excellently informative and comprehensive about its subject matter…affects the heart and mind in equal measure.” Read full article
“Sets a standard that will be hard to match.” Read full article
“For the filmmakers, Same Sex America’s even-handedness in covering both sides of the issue is pivotal.” Read full article
“Whatever side of the er, aisle, you’re on this one, Same Sex America may open your eyes to the pros, if not to the cons.” Read full article
“When you’re just trying to capture reality, you don’t need scripts, you don’t need concepts, you don’t need agency overhead…Henry gets that.” Read full article
“Gateway, which proclaims it eliminates the middleman by selling computers directly to consumers, has done the same with its advertising.” Read full article
“Exceptionally moving and intelligent…in fact, the film is about how we define normalcy.”
“Coalesces into a moving study of the boy, his family and his condition. The more you know, the more you care. The more you care, the more your heart will break.” Read full article
“A highly original and structurally flawless collaboration…An ambitious documentary about an ambitious environmentalist arts project, “Umbrellas” unfolds as an increasingly suspenseful drama.” Read full article
