AltWeeklies Wire
'War, Inc.': Savage Satire Compares to Reality
The would-be comic lampoonery, about a time when all wars are outsourced, mirrors the realities of America's corporate-enabled occupation of Iraq.
Phil Donahue Discusses His Doc About a Paralyzed Iraq War Vetnew
Body of War puts a human face on the armed forces with the coming-home story of a 25-year-old private returning from Iraq, whose badge of courage is the scar he wears on his spine.
New Haven Advocate |
Chandra Niles Folsom |
05-06-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Errol Morris Casts Light on the Torture Chambers of Abu Ghraibnew
Standard Operating Procedure is perhaps the most thorough record to date of one of the lowest points of American foreign policy.
Pasadena Weekly |
Carl Kozlowski |
05-05-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
'Standard Operating Procedure' Deconstructs the Abu Ghraib Photosnew
Once again, Errol Morris is dealing with war at its morally foggiest.
Los Angeles CityBeat |
Andy Klein |
05-02-2008 |
Reviews
Errol Morris and the Aesthetics of Evidencenew
While the endlessly loquacious and deeply political director has made a film about Abu Ghraib and the secondary victims (those who were punished of low rank and those of higher rank who created the atmosphere where such violations were possible were not), he's more interested in dissecting the meaning of photography.
Chicago Newcity |
Ray Pride |
04-30-2008 |
Reviews
'Standard Operating Procedure' Profiles Abu Ghraib Torturersnew
Errol Morris is more interested in political posturing and special effects than exposing a military disgrace.
New York Press |
Armond White |
04-24-2008 |
Reviews
What Do the Iraqis Have to Say?new
With their documentary Meeting Resistance, Molly Bingham and Steve Connors campaign for a new approach to understanding our enemies: Ask them.
LEO Weekly |
Alan Abbott |
12-03-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
'Redacted' is the Low Point of a Great Artist's Careernew
The media's rush to validate a weak De Palma film continues last year's insanity that overpraised the TV-style docudrama United 93, misconstrued Oliver Stone's great elegy World Trade Center and overrated the outdated 1969 French import Army of Shadows.
New York Press |
Armond White |
11-15-2007 |
Reviews
'In the Valley of Elah' Looks at The War Once Homenew
Paul Haggis fights to reveal one of combat's most dismissed consequences.
Los Angeles CityBeat |
Mark Keizer |
09-14-2007 |
Reviews
'No End in Sight': Surge Thisnew
Breaking out of the pack of Iraq War docs, Ferguson's walloping film devastates.
City Pages (Twin Cities) |
Rob Nelson |
08-22-2007 |
Reviews
Hola Afghanistannew
Jesus Feliciano is a Mexican national who joins the Marines to gain U.S. citizenship and returns home from Iraq with a nasty case of post-traumatic stress disorder.
Austin Chronicle |
Josh Rosenblatt |
03-29-2007 |
Reviews
Imperial Witnesses
To those who don't remember the Vietnam War, Winter Soldier may seem antique. Yet anyone who's been paying attention to the occupation of Iraq will recognize certain mind-sets, tactics, and weapons.
Washington City Paper |
Mark Jenkins |
12-09-2005 |
Reviews
They Report. You Deride.new
Outfoxed does a fabulous job of juxtaposing clips with commentators, muddling the film so much that despite its welcome progressive principles, it ultimately seems hypocritical at its core.
Movie Theater Chains Split on Whether to Show Moore's Filmnew
Two movie chains based in Springfield, Ill., and owned by members of the same family made conflicting decisions about exhibiting Fahrenheit 9/11. GKC Theatres banned the film in 28 of its 29 theatres, but Kerasotes Theatres showed it.
Illinois Times |
John K. Wilson |
07-22-2004 |
Movies
Spin Cyclenew
Jehane Noujaim goes behind the scenes at Al Jazeera and exposes the mirage of objective journalism.
Columbus Alive |
Melissa Starker |
07-01-2004 |
Profiles & Interviews
