The A.V. Club -

Film review: Orthodox Stance

Thu, 24 Jan 2008 15:03:49 -0500

Can an up-and-coming pugilist also be a committed Orthodox Jew? There are fewer contradictions than it seems.

DVD review: I Am An Animal: The Story Of Ingrid Newkirk And PETA

Wed, 23 Jan 2008 00:01:14 -0500

PETA head Ingrid Newkirk has brought a lot of attention to her organization, not all of it good.

DVD review: Helvetica

Wed, 16 Jan 2008 00:01:35 -0500

Yes, it’s a documentary about the typeface. And yes, it’s more interesting than you think.

DVD review: Dr. Bronner's Magic Soapbox

Wed, 02 Jan 2008 03:47:34 -0500

This crude but fascinating documentary reveals the warped mind behind a wondrously sensual (and philosophically bizarre) hippie-approved bathing product.

Film review: Billy The Kid

Thu, 06 Dec 2007 15:48:40 -0500

This nicely observed documentary follows an eccentric 15-year-old boy from Maine who can't relate to other kids his age.

Film review: Protagonist

Thu, 29 Nov 2007 13:56:36 -0500

Jessica Yu’s ambitious documentary finds the connections between four disparate subjects à la Fast, Cheap, & Out Of Control.

Film review: Oswald's Ghost

Thu, 29 Nov 2007 13:32:09 -0500

How you feel about the Kennedy assassination tends to say a lot about how you feel about the government.

DVD review: Plagues Pleasures On The Salton Sea

Wed, 28 Nov 2007 16:16:57 -0500

Pleasures On The Salton Sea: The accidental birth of an inland saltwater lake launched a tourist town that quickly went to seed.

DVD review: Hearts Of Darkness: A Filmmaker's Apocalypse

Wed, 28 Nov 2007 16:04:57 -0500

In making Apocalypse Now, Francis Ford Coppola mirrored his hero's long, perilous journey upriver a bit too closely.

Film review: What Would Jesus Buy?

Thu, 15 Nov 2007 17:19:05 -0500

Just in time for Christmas, this documentary follows a faux Biblical proselytizer as he fights the evils of consumerism.