Review: A Brush With the Tenderloin inspires neighborhood

Can art inspire change, and elevate the soul of a neighborhood?
The Butcher's Wife

‘The Butcher’s Wife’ a gritty masterpiece (film review)

The acting is gritty and raw, none of the surreal gloss that covers big budget Hollywood numbers.

Being Elmo: A puppeteer’s journey (film review)

I exclaimed, "Jim Henson's the James Cameron of puppets!" Then paused, "Oh- perhaps, James Cameron is the Jim Henson of film making..."
All She Can Film Review

All She Can: In pursuit of the American Dream

Desperate determination is pitted against personal moral choices in a world where one has been dealt a bad hand.

American Teacher: Why are the great ones leaving?

American Teacher is based on the premise that teachers are the most important school-based factor in a child's future success.

Farmageddon: The threat against small farms

Is government bureaucracy threatening America's access to healthy, locally-grown food? Filmmaker Kristen Canty is out to reveal the truth in this documentary.
Soul Surfer - Movie

Inspiring: Cinequest Film Festival closes with ‘Soul Surfer’

Soul Surfer is the incredible, true story of thirteen year old champion surfer Bethany Hamilton’s (AnnaSophia Robb) inspiring recovery from a terrifying shark attack that took her left arm.
Ne Change Rien

Review: Avant-garde documentary ‘Ne Change Rien’ explores light, music, imagination

It could be considered part of the "Direct Cinema" 1960's movement which adopted a philosophy of reactive film-making.
Nicole Kidman stars in indie film Rabbit Hole

Review: Nicole Kidman stoic in ‘Rabbit Hole’

Grieving and coping with loss are highly personal processes, and surely un-decipherable.
Budd Dwyer

Review: ‘Honest Man: The Life of R. Budd Dwyer’

"After the video ends I just sat there with my jaw on the floor, like 'What the hell did I just see?'"