‘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.
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Zuckerberg Rules!
"The Social Network" is a film about Facebook's founding, true, but in many ways it's also a story of American meritocracy trumping European-style aristocracy.
‘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.’
You Can’t Paper Over the Plastic
The new documentary ‘Bag It’ reaches from the plastic sacks stuffed under your sink to the malign role disposable plastics play in global life.
‘A Film Unfinished’ Focuses on Nazi Documentary
"A Film Unfinished" shows the pains that Nazi documentarians took to ensure that their take on the "Jewish problem" came through.
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.
Sebastian Junger Brings AfPak to Big Screen
Author and now documentary filmmaker Sebastian Junger brings AfPak to the big screen with polish and pathos in "Restrepo."
‘Harlan’ Documentary Examines Nazi-Era Film Director
A documentary examining the life of Veit Harlan, a film director responsible for films favored by Nazis, provides back story for a new and controversial feature film.
Cloaking a No-No As a Win-Win
‘The Art of the Steal’ paints of picture of moneyed, but likely well-meaning, interests having their ways with a cloistered collection of art.
Review: The Importance of Being Not So Earnest
The documentary "The End of Poverty?" takes an impassioned if clunky look at international capitalism over the last half millennium. Guess what it finds?