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Review: ‘Unlocking the Cage,’ a documentary by Chris Hegedus and D.A. Pennebaker

August 17, 2016

Unlocking the Cage, the latest documentary from acclaimed veteran filmmaking duo Chris Hegedus and D.A. Pennebaker, takes a look at one man’s quest to grant certain animals the same rights as human beings.

Hot Docs ’14: ‘The Sheik’ with Khosrow Vaziri & Jian Magen

W. Andrew Powell

May 2, 2014

Film

The Iron Sheik is a legend of the WWF wrestling ring, and over two decades he played the part of the villain opposite Hulk Hogan's shining good-guy routine. Khosrow Vaziri, the man behind the Iron Sheik persona, has a much larger story than playing the heel though, and it all comes out in the documentary, The Sheik.

Sarcasm: The Documentary with Michael Moore

W. Andrew Powell

March 6, 2010

Movie & DVD News and Reviews

Right now I'm finally watching Michael Moore's Capitalism: A Love Story. I like his movies for what they are, but it is hard to call one of them a "documentary". Compared to a film like Food, Inc. Moore's films aren't exactly "balanced".

‘Food, Inc.’: Dinner with the enemy

W. Andrew Powell

January 3, 2010

Movie & DVD News and Reviews

Looking back on 2009, I've been making notes on all of my favorite films of the year, and while I can't really count Food, Inc. as one of the best DVD or Blu-ray releases, since it had little in the way of tremendous extra features, it was definitely one of the best documentaries.

Review: ‘Capitalism : A Love Story’

Christine Estima

October 4, 2009

Reviews

Anyone who is familiar with director/writer/activist Michael Moore's documentary film style is probably well aware of what he is for and what he is against. Luckily for the sake of Capitalism: A Love Story, Moore hasn't forgotten what he's against either and this doc is meticulously focussed on portraying the excesses and greed of the uber-rich and the banks that led to the stock market collapse.

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