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Film Review: Itzhak
THE GREAT Israeli-American violinist Itzhak Perlman makes for a lively guide to his own life and career in this charming documentary. Alison Chernick’s film follows the 72-year-old…
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Film Review: Quest
SHOT OVER the course of nearly a decade, Jonathan Olshefski’s absorbing, often heartbreaking documentary looks at the life of one North Philadelphia family, their challenges and jo…
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Film Review: The Departure
Each unanswered call could be one more person on the edge who desperately needs his help.
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Film Review: The Divine Order
As she gradually finds her voice, the women around her join forces in solidarity.
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Film Review: Human Flow
The dissident Chinese artist Ai Weiwei’s immensely ambitious new documentary explores the world’s refugee problem by traveling to various hot spots and displaced person camps&mdash…
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Film Review: One of Us
“Nobody leaves unless they’re willing to pay the price,” says one subject in Heidi Ewing and Rachel Grady’s documentary about three former Hasidic Jews who have left their communit…
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Film Review: Jane
Brett Morgen’s thoroughly absorbing documentary about the life and career of world-renowned primatologist Dr. Jane Goodall is founded on a treasure trove of footage—countless…
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Film Review: Year by the Sea
“What if something happens to you out there, all alone?” “That’s the whole point!” The great Karen Allen shines as a woman who decides to strike out on her own after her son gets m…
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Film Review: Te Ata
This handsome, well-mounted biopic of Frances Thompson Fisher, a Chickasaw actress from Oklahoma who persisted against all odds to become a major international performer in the ear…
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Film Review: Walk With Me
Narrated by Benedict Cumberbatch (his rich, mellifluous baritone is immediately recognizable), this beautifully immersive documentary was produced over three years among the Buddhi…
