Ping Pong — One for the Ages
Alright there youngins, grab yourself a paddle.
Documentaries
G-Dog — The Importance of Self Worth
G Dog explores blindness in the face of potential.
Bully — Boys Being Boys with No One Keeping them in Check
A documentary that looks at the issue of bullying.
The Gatekeepers | A Powerful Lesson about, um, Power
The first rule of Shin Bet is: You do not talk about Shin Bet. Put another way: Five former chiefs of the secretive Israeli agency…
Ginger Baker’s Lesson for Andre 3000
A new documentary about Ginger Baker reveals him as a genius and the opposite of a gentleman. Probably not a combo Andre 3000 would aspire…
The Queen of Versailles — The Ups and Downs, but Mostly Ups, of the Rich and Famous
The Queen of Versailles follows David Siegel and his family for two years that encompass the 2008 bank crash and the turmoil that it left…
Jiro Dreams of Perfect: A Movie About Sushi (Kinda)
Jiro makes sushi. He’s a bad man. But is he bad meaning bad? Or bad meaning good?
Last Days Here — Not Your Average Tale of Demise
Bobby Liebling, the prodigal vocalist of the seminal metal band Pentagram, is a dichotomy, evoking the rock star persona of difficultness and stubbornness as well…
Marley: The Movie, The Book, The Icon, The Man
[Image via Awards Daily] We hear it all the time: “The book was so much better than the movie.” It’s usually true. Filmmakers have so…
Undefeated — The Cynicism of Hoop Dreams with the Drama of Friday Night Lights
Undefeated chronicles the 2009 season of the Manassas Tigers, a high school football team in North Memphis – also known as the perennial whipping boys…