Review of Farmageddon written and directed by Kristin Canty Rating **** This film tells the story of how the USDA is using its power and resources to harm small farmers. This is a topic I have written about before. Mostly I have written about the harmful effects of the industrialization of food. … [Read more...] about Review of Farmageddon
Review of Five Broken Cameras
Review of Five Broken Cameras written and directed by Emad Burnat and Guy Davidi Rating ***** I've seen a lot of documentaries from the slickly produced films like The Imposter to homemade movies like Catfish. And the best ones all have one thing in common - they tell compelling stories. This … [Read more...] about Review of Five Broken Cameras
Review of Zero Dark Thirty
Review of Zero Dark Thirty written by Mark Boal and directed by Kathryn Bigelow Rating ***** In a previous post, I said that the film The Impossible was my pick for best picture of 2012. Since that picture wasn't one of the nominated pictures, this film would be my second pick. As much as I … [Read more...] about Review of Zero Dark Thirty
And the Oscar goes to – The Impossible
Review of The Impossible Directed by Juan Antonio Bayona Written by Sergio Sanchez Story by Maria Belon Rating ***** It's not often when a title can so succinctly sum up what a story is about. The title of this film refers to many impossibilities: the fact that the entire family survived, the … [Read more...] about And the Oscar goes to – The Impossible
Review of Craigslist Joe
Review of Craigslist Joe directed by Joseph Garner Rating **** A lot of people come up with great ideas for stories. But few actually take the next step and actually put in the work to tell that story. Joseph Garner and cinematographer Kevin Flint put in the work. The result is this entertaining … [Read more...] about Review of Craigslist Joe
Best of Everything Nonfiction 2012
It's been a busy year for me. I haven't been able to see as many films as I would have liked. I haven't been able to read as many books as I would have liked. And it looks like going forward in 2013 I'm going to have even less time as I work on my next book and film project. So since I didn't put … [Read more...] about Best of Everything Nonfiction 2012