By combining footage of 1970's New York City with letters from Chantal Akerman's mother, the result is a beautiful portrait of alienation.
‘News from Home’ Review: Finding Solace in the Alienation from Your So-Called Home
Tag: documentary
Another Side to a Familiar Coin in Werner Herzog and André Singer’s ‘Meeting Gorbachev’: Tribeca Review
Werner Herzog and André Singer invite you to look at the final leader of the Soviet Union in a new light.
Faces Places Review: The Wonders of Cherishing Memories of the Ordinary
Agnès Varda's most recent documentary is a touching testament to the beauty of the ordinary.
Won’t You Be My Neighbor? Review: You’ll Feel Welcomed by Fred Rogers
Mister Rogers' legacy lives on in this new documentary.
Supersonic – Review
Doesn't offer much insight for people unfamiliar with or already familiar with Oasis. (✯✯½)
Shut Up and Play the Hits – Review
For fans of the music, it delivers. (✯✯✯½)
No Direction Home – Review
Like poking into the mind of a great artist. (✯✯✯✯½)
Stop Making Sense – Review
More than just a Talking Heads concert on film for as lovely an experience that may be. (✯✯✯✯✯)
The Thin Blue Line – Review
Goes beyond the case it depicts in order to expose a darker statement about the society inhabited. (✯✯✯✯✯)
Hillary’s America: The Secret History of the Democratic Party – Review
Presents no backing or evidence and never argues for the case it wishes to make in its title. (½)
