New reviews and notable screenings in this week’s issue
Tag: Standard Operating Procedure
Posted inFilm
Lone Survivor: A war movie more Howard Hawks-like than hawkish
Peter Berg’s Lone Survivor humanizes navy SEALs and natives alike.
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Dirty Wars zeroes in on Obama’s assassins
In Dirty Wars, muckraking journalist Jeremy Scahill exposes the president’s assassination squad.
Posted inBlogs
Best of 2011, number 5: Tabloid
Our countdown of 2011’s best films continues with Errol Morris’s Tabloid, J.R. Jones’s number five film of the year.
Posted inBlogs
Toronto International Film Fest Review: Tabloid
J.R. Jones reviews Errol Morris’s Tabloid, screening as part of the Toronto International Film Festival.
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AMPAS announces documentary short list
The Oscar race for best documentary has begun.