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.
Film Reviews
Film reviews covering indie, arthouse, and mainstream cinema.
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.
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…
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.
Review: Nicole Kidman stoic in ‘Rabbit Hole’
Grieving and coping with loss are highly personal processes, and surely un-decipherable.
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?'"
All My Friends are Funeral Singers (including Joaquin Phoenix)
"Its bad luck to say the word pig while fishing at sea."
Review: ‘Trust: Second Acts in Young Lives’ an emotional look inside theater
People often ask why the hit show Glee doesn't show the rehearsal process. In Trust you'll find out why.
Food Stamped: Can you eat healthy on $1/meal?
Is the food system setting up low income individuals and families for failure? Is poverty linked to obesity?
Review: ‘The River Why’ – exactly!
Fishing is nothing but the pursuit of the elusive.