(DOC NYC, America’s largest documentary film festival, runs November 8-16 in New York City. HtN has boots on the ground and will be bringing you tons of coverage like Chris Reed’s movie review of They Shot the Piano Player. Seen […]

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I met with director Jason Kohn on Saturday, March 24, at the 2018 Annapolis Film Festival, where he screened his documentary Love Means Zero (which I had previously seen, and reviewed, at DOC NYC 2017), the recipient of the festival’s […]

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Miracle on 42nd Street justifies not only its own existence, but that of subsidized federal housing, as well.

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Blustery and evasive, Bolletieri gives an initially superficial interview that is all tales of ancient glory. By the end, however, Kohn cracks the façade of surface bonhomie, and is able to probe the depths of Bolletieri's regret.

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Treat yourself to a delightful experience of less than 80 minutes by immediately watching this film in whatever manner suits you best (I'm going to buy it on Blu-ray).

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Beautifully photographed and edited, Island Soldier offers a fitting tribute to its subjects.

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If you like David Bowie, you will like David Bowie: The Last Five Years.

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...I am still impressed at how seamlessly she moves between the opposing camps, helping us understand how there can be common ground between the police and those they serve (and oppress).

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And here I thought that Matthew Heineman, with his 2015 Cartel Land, had set a near-impossible standard of documentary risk-tasking.

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Depressing as the subject can be, the film, itself, is a beautiful work of art.

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