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  • IN THE SHADOW OF THE MOON

    I never ever dreamed of being an astronaut like other little boys, and now I have seen this rather enthralling 2007 documentary about the race to put a man on the moon, I know I would have failed on so many counts.  It turns out that these early space pioneers were expected to design their…

  • PROMISED LAND

    It seems a tad ingenious to say it but this earnest movie that tries to take the moral high ground on the contentious issue of fracking is frankly boring. Never quite too sure to be a poignant lesson on an important environmental issue or just an entertaining story, it ends up taking the middle ground…

  • MY FAVORITE INDIE MOVIES OF 2012

    I reviewed some 26O movies in 2012 … and as I am reasonably careful(!) about what I choose to watch, there were very few humdingers.   There were in fact some really stunning cinematic treats that made my year so much richer, and that I was really excited to share with you. This however is…

  • HYDE PARK ON HUDSON

    FDR was evidently quite the whizz at fooling a lot of people a lot of the time, and yet when he was found out, it appears he was always forgiven.  Eventually. With the co-operation of the media who never photographed him a wheelchair most of the American general public never knew that they were re-electing…