film reviews
“The Man Who Knew Infinity”: An infinitely rewarding film
September 28, 2015"I found this film to be an infinitely rewarding biopic that showed 'math is an art, not a science.' "
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“Best of Enemies”: New documentary revisits Buckley vs. Vidal
September 24, 2015"Best of Enemies" succeeds without being partisan or overbearing. Its subject speaks for itself.
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California rolls in new film ‘East Side Sushi’
September 24, 2015Anthony Lucero's fine film uses the framework of food film to deftly explore class, work, ethnicity, and sexism.
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“Jimmy’s Hall”: Ken Loach’s Irish working class heroes
July 21, 2015"Jimmy's Hall" is about Jimmy Gralton, the only Irishman deported as an illegal alien from Ireland, the land of his birth, without so much as a trial!
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More highlights of progressive cinema from Tribeca
June 23, 2015Including "(T)ERROR," "Thought Crimes," "Tom Swift and his Electric Rifle (TASER)" and "Havana Motor Club."
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