World premiering on February 6, 2026, acclaimed violinist Lara St. John’s documentary “Dear Lara” brought to bear sexual abuse and…
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“Toughness doesn’t have to be forceful. It can be gentle.” Siila Watt-Cloutier says this early in the film, and it…
In the 2015 film “Spotlight,” Editor Marty Baron, played by Liev Schreiber, instructs his journalists to show that child sexual…
I wanted my first review of the new year to be something positive, uplifting, and local. “Utica: The Last Refuge”…
“I don’t psychoanalyze my sources,” the legendary investigative reporter Seymour Hersh tells Director Laura Poitras early on in “Cover-Up” (2025).…
The first time I saw “The Voice of Hind Rajab” it broke my heart. I found myself having to rewatch…
“A Place of Absence” opens with a voice that feels both steady and wounded. A woman reflects on having lived…
A camera can capture time distilled, its holder trying to catch the “uncatchable,” manipulating that which can’t be altered. Through…
As New York City braces for a historic election, I found an excellent film that chronicles one of the city’s…
Directed by Linus O’Brien (the son of Richard O’Brien, creator of “The Rocky Horror Picture Show”), the documentary “Strange Journey:…