Ne Change Rien

Review: Avant-garde documentary ‘Ne Change Rien’ explores light, music, imagination

It could be considered part of the "Direct Cinema" 1960's movement which adopted a philosophy of reactive film-making.
Nicole Kidman stars in indie film Rabbit Hole

Review: Nicole Kidman stoic in ‘Rabbit Hole’

Grieving and coping with loss are highly personal processes, and surely un-decipherable.
Budd Dwyer

Review: ‘Honest Man: The Life of R. Budd Dwyer’

"After the video ends I just sat there with my jaw on the floor, like 'What the hell did I just see?'"
All My Friends Are Funeral Singers

All My Friends are Funeral Singers (including Joaquin Phoenix)

"Its bad luck to say the word pig while fishing at sea."
Nasty_Work_scene_1

Review: ‘Trust: Second Acts in Young Lives’ an emotional look inside theater

People often ask why the hit show Glee doesn't show the rehearsal process. In Trust you'll find out why.
Food Stamped

Food Stamped: Can you eat healthy on $1/meal?

Is the food system setting up low income individuals and families for failure? Is poverty linked to obesity?
Amber Heard - The River Why

Review: ‘The River Why’ – exactly!

Fishing is nothing but the pursuit of the elusive.

Film Review: ‘Nothing Happened’… really

This quirky and funny film brushes us against sexual taboos, and then, with a blink of an eye, returns us back to our conventional lives.
Rush Beyond the Lighted Stage

Rush: Beyond the Lighted Stage (review)

Geddy Lee sounds like Steve Jobs. And he looks a bit like Lennon with a twist of mystical fu-manchu.

Cinequest Review: Shorts 2, when less is more

With all of the high quality independent feature films now playing at Cinequest, it's easy to overlook the shorts. These guys try twice as hard to earn your respect. And last night at Camera 3 downtown San Jose it showed. To my eyes there wasn't a dud in the...