Review of The Central Park Five written by Ken Burns, Sarah Burns, and David McMahon Rating ***** This film should be required viewing for anyone who works in the justice system. This story is a textbook example of how wrongful convictions occur. There are common elements with every wrongful … [Read more...] about Our broken justice system: The Central Park Five
Review of The House I Live In
Review of The House I Live In Written & directed by Eugene Jarecki Rating **** 1/2 It used to be that I would hear about a film or documentary and try in vain to find a venue where I could see or rent that particular film. This is changing with on demand video streaming. I am more than … [Read more...] about Review of The House I Live In
Review of Farmageddon
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 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