film commentary

A documentary about a music producer with some Willy Wonka magic casts a spell over a filmmaker with experience of supernatural recordings.

The stories of Iraq veterans suffering from PTSD are told in an unadorned documentary style that values character over a fiction-style narrative.

Probably the only examination of this film to reference Puff Daddy, Key & Peele, MTV reality shows, Rick Alverson and Michael Bay.

What will an animator who discovered her creative voice through Charles M. Schulz' cartoon strip think of its new big-screen incarnation?

The director of the most rigorous, uncompromising and disturbing films you have never seen goes underground for his latest work.

A film about a post-breakup reunion, with actors (maybe) playing themselves, is funny, bizarre and, underneath, melancholy.

What initially appears to be a familiar Brooklyn indie comedy transforms into something much darker, more complex and interesting.

A filmmaker who grew up a fan of the original cartoon series finds a disappointing vision presented in its big-screen remake.

This very personal documentary prompts a very personal response, as an actress and filmmaker recalls the life (and death) of her family's dog.

Sarah Silverman is as unflinching and committed in her performance as a troubled suburban mother as she is in her standup comedy.

Hou's latest film prompts a young director to recall his first exhilirating exposure to the work of the Taiwanese auteur.

For a former employee of the beloved music store chain, this documentary on Tower Records brings back memories.