Category: Documentary

Movie Review – The Imposter (2012)

July 8, 2013
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Title: The Imposter (2012) Director: Bart Layton Runtime: 99 minutes Not only does The Imposter tell an incredible true story from the point of views of all of the major players that were involved, it throws a wrench in that hit me like a ton of bricks, making this an incredibly memorable documentary. One thing I’ve started paying…

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Movie Review – American Movie (1999)

May 4, 2013
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This review is part of the Around the World in May-ty Days challenge that Cinefessions is taking part in throughout the month of May. The challenge originated on Letterboxd thanks to a user named Berken. Find out more, including how to follow along, via this list on Letterboxd. Title: American Movie (1999) Runtime: 107 minutes…

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Movie Review – Bully (2012)

February 15, 2013
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Title: Bully (2012) Runtime: 98 minutes Director: Lee Hirsch — I’ve watched a lot of documentary films already this year, and have enjoyed virtually all of them. In terms of emotional response, though, Lee Hirch’s incredibly powerful and important film Bully is on a different level. It’s an absolute shame that the public interest in…

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Movie Review – The American Scream (2012)

November 4, 2012
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Title: The American Scream (2012) Running Time: 91 minutes Director: Michael Stephenson — One might argue that I’m pretty easy on reviewing documentaries, but I don’t feel that’s entirely true. When it comes to documentary filmmaking, I either love the movie or I hate it. It’s rare that I feel indifferent about one. To be fair,…

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Movie Review – Paul Goodman Changed My Life (2011)

May 2, 2012
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Title– Paul Goodman Changed My Life (2011) Running Time– 89 minutes (“NR”) Director– Jonathan Lee — (Originally Written for Inside Pulse Movies) As unfortunate as it may be, Jonathan Lee’s documentary is my first foray into the eccentric and powerful world of Paul Goodman. Paul Goodman Changed My Life does little more than give a basic introduction…

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Movie Review – Catching Hell (2011)

January 3, 2012
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Movie Number– 1 Title– Catching Hell (2011) Running Time– 102 minutes (“TV-PG”) Director– Alex Gibney — Branden ChowenBranden has been a film fan since he was young, roaming the halls of Blockbuster Video, trying to find the grossest, scariest looking VHS covers to rent and watch alone in the basement. It wasn’t until recently, though, that Branden started seeking…

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Movie Review – The Sound of Insects (2010)

July 29, 2011
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Movie Number– 103 Title– The Sound of Insects (2010) Running Time– 87 minutes (“Not Rated”) Director– Peter Liechti Writer– Peter Liechti, Masahiko Shimada (novella) Starring– Peter Mettler — (Originally an IP Movies Review) Like so many of my peers, I used to relate documentaries to the classroom. From elementary school to post-graduate studies, documentaries are…

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