Critics' Picks
AddThe King of KongOwen Gleiberman, Entertainment Weekly
A funny and madly arresting new documentary. ... Read More
AddPete Seeger: The Power of SongRoger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times
I don't know if Pete Seeger believes in saints, but I believe he is one. He's the one in the front as they go marching in. ... Read More
Add AllWhen the Levees BrokeDavid Wiegand, San Francisco Chronicle
The film asks many questions, implies answers for the easier ones, but ultimately concludes that some are simply beyond answering. Those are the questions posed in stories of incalculable human heartbreak. ... Read More
AddFood, Inc.Owen Gleiberman, Entertainment Weekly
An essential, disturbing portrait of how the food we eat in America has become a deceptively prefab, even hazardous industrial product. ... Read More
AddBarakaRoger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times
It is claimed that the great age of travel is dead - that there are no longer amazing, exotic, beautiful and fearsome places for the traveler to discover. A movie like Baraka gives hope. ... Read More
AddHoop DreamsRoger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times
Along the way it becomes a revealing and heartbreaking story about life in America. ... Read More
AddRiding GiantsRoger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times
Before seeing Riding Giants, my ideas about surfing were formed by the Gidget movies, Endless Summer, the Beach Boys, Elvis and lots of TV commercials. ... Riding Giants is about altogether another reality. ... Read More
Add28 UpRoger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times
It is almost scary to realize that this film has given me a fair chance of predicting what lies ahead for these strangers. I almost understand the motives of those who chose to drop out of the experiment. ... Read More
Add35 UpRoger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times
The latest installment in the most engrossing long-distance documentary project in the history of film. ... Read More
