The Last Mountain: A Scary Movie About … Coal
In his film review of "The Last Mountain," Lewis Beale describes a horror flick about environmental degradation and predatory capitalism.
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Lessons Learned From School and War
Reviews of two serious feature films examining true occurrences: the uplifting "The First Grader" and the brutal "City of Life and Death."
Documentary Tells Story of Art Saved from Stalin’s Fury
The documentary 'The Desert of Forbidden Art' tells the story of the Igor Savitsky Museum, a remote refuge for Soviet-era art that ran afoul of Stalin's diktat.
A Hiding Place for Nuclear Waste
A new film documenting Finland’s effort to seal away nuclear waste for the next 100 millennia asks how one predicts 100,000 years into the future.
Bhutto Soap Opera Makes for a Compelling Film
The murders, intrigues and expanses of Pakistan's first female prime minister seem made for the big screen, and a new documentary is a game first step in that direction.
Eliot Spitzer’s Rise and Fall, and Potential Return
Eliot Spitzer, the shooting star of New York state politics, takes part in the documentary "Client 9," which looks at the sex scandal that doused his light.
Mixed Report Card for ‘Waiting for Superman’
New documentary on schools shines a spotlight on the plight of low-income and minority children, but the film flops when it comes to solutions.
‘Carlos’ Brilliant Look at Real Terrorist
"Carlos," a monumental feature film about the 1970s terrorist Carlos the Jackal, covers the bases historically and still provides a crackling good experience cinematically.
‘Howl’: Sex, Poetry and America in the ’50s
A new movie looks at the seminal 1955 obscenity trial centering on Allen Ginsberg’s epic Beat poem ‘Howl.’
It’s the End of the World as We Blow It
‘Countdown to Zero,’ a documentary history of nuclear weapons and possibility of radioactive terrorism, offers a cautionary tale for atomic powers.