‘KLITSCHKO’: Documentary about Two Ukrainian Brothers Who Box

Watched “KLITSCHKO” last night on demand from HBO. It’s pretty long, but worth your time. Its beautifully framed, slow-motion shots of punches communicate the vicious reality of boxing. It also delves into the disaster at Chernobyl, as the boxing brothers…

‘Searching For Sugar Man’ A Sham? Sort Of

Rodriguez is a gentle, honorable guy and very talented musician, but “SEARCHING FOR SUGAR MAN,” for all that it has and will do for his career, does him a disservice by omitting some of his history in favor of enhancing…

‘THE LOSS OF NAMELESS THINGS’: Genius Playwright Drives Off a Bridge

A delicate portrait of an artist as a young man who experiences a horrible accident. As the man, Oakley (Tad) Hall III, had influenced many, his fall did as well. But his rise is a terrific thing to watch. The…

‘How to Make Money Selling Drugs’ Has Tabloid Feel But It Delivers

By Gregory Crofton Not having seen Eugene Jareki’s “The House I Live In,” the other anti-drug war doc released in 2012, I can only say that it’s got a high bar if it aims to better “How to Make Money…

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