Freedom Riders – Review

Freedom Riders – Review
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In 1961, a civil rights group known as CORE set out to unveil the inequalities that black individuals faced in the South despite the federal ban of racial discrimination and segregation in interstate travel. … read more

Restrepo – Review

Restrepo – Review
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Junger and Hetherington have created a fine piece of embedded journalism with their documentary, Restrepo. Restrepo is war—war without the Hollywood lighting, the special effects or the cleverly crafted lines. … read more

Last Train Home – Review

Last Train Home – Review
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Every year in China over 130 million migrant workers leave their factory jobs in large cities to travel home and reunite with their families for Chinese New Year. For many, it is the only time they will see their family for the entire year. … read more

Armless – Review

Armless – Review
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John suffers from body integrity identity disorder, an unusual condition where individuals wish to remove their limbs—John wants to cut off both of his arms. … read more

Bran Nue Dae – Review

Bran Nue Dae – Review
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Set in 1969 Australia, the film follows Willie, a young aboriginal boy whose evangelical mother has sent him to Catholic boarding school in the hopes that he will join the priesthood. … read more

Waiting for Superman – Review

Waiting for Superman – Review
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America’s schools are failing. Despite all the presidents who have committed themselves to education reform and the millions that have been poured into America’s pubic schools, there has been little improvement for nearly 40 years. … read more

The Man Next Door – Review

The Man Next Door – Review
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Leonardo is a successful industrial designer who lives in an equally exceptional home with his wife and daughter. The home is modern and minimal, featuring lots of windows and open space without feeling as though it were pulled from an Ikea catalogue. … read more

12th & Delaware – Review

12th & Delaware – Review
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In 1991 an abortion clinic opened on the corner of 12th & Delaware in Fort Pierce, Florida. In 1999 a pro-life anti-abortion clinic, designed to look like it might be an abortion clininc, opened directly across the street. … read more

The Taqwacores – Review

The Taqwacores – Review
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Straight-laced college student Yusef is relieved when he finds a house in Buffalo filled with Muslim roommates. From the moment that a SXE Sunni opens the door it’s clear that these Muslims are different. … read more

Holy Rollers – Review

Holy Rollers – Review
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It’s 1998 in Brooklyn as 20-year-old Hasidic Jew named Sam Gold is frustrated with working for his father and has recently found out that the girl who he was set to marry’s family is looking for a different husband for their daughter. … read more

Louis C.K.: Hilarious – Review

Louis C.K.: Hilarious – Review
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Hilarious: According to Louis C.K. it’s something that is so funny it ruins your life. It makes you laugh so hard that you loose your mind. When you finish laughing you’re homeless. You have shit, leaves and twigs in your hair. … read more

The Perfect Host – Review

The Perfect Host – Review
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John Taylor has just robbed a bank. His foot is bleeding through his shoe and his face is all over the news. He’s been convicted of theft and assault before. He’s completely fucked. … read more