The type of documentary that mistakes sheer volume of information for insight, this one feels like an overlong lecture.
Category: Festival Coverage
“Don’t Let’s Go to the Dogs Tonight”
Personal and politically resonant, the film highlights the danger of inherited prejudice from the point of view of a child.
“Hot Water”
An indie road trip movie that’s not particularly revolutionary, but just a genuinely nice story that meets its modest ambitions.
“Rosemead”
This slow and heavy film is exhausting, weighed down by glacial pacing and uneven performances.
“Hanging by a Wire”
An edge-of-your-seat true rescue story with with a razor-edged social sting.
“Run Amok”
A bold and uncomfortable exploration of unresolved grief that doesn’t quite know how far it wants to go.
