Posts Filed Under: hot docs 2012 review

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The Mechanical Bride

Guys and dolls. No, really, we mean dolls.

By Kiva Reardon Apr. 23rd, 12:31 am

Francophrenia (Or: Don’t Kill Me, I Know Where the Baby Is)

James Franco continues meta high-jinx, impresses no one.

By Kiva Reardon Apr. 23rd, 12:28 am

The World Before Her

For these Indian women, the future isn't friendly.

By Kiva Reardon Apr. 23rd, 12:23 am

Smoke Traders

This documentary forces the smoke in your eyes when it comes to Native cigarettes.

By Kiva Reardon Apr. 23rd, 12:19 am

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Ping Pong

At the over-80 world ping pong championships, everyone wins. Sort of.

By Kiva Reardon Apr. 23rd, 12:15 am

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Mom and Me

Hells Angels like you've never seen 'em. In cartoons.

By Kiva Reardon Apr. 23rd, 12:11 am

Big Boys Gone Bananas!*

Bad bananas, pretty good doc.

By Kiva Reardon Apr. 23rd, 12:04 am

China Heavyweight

This doc packs a punch that leaves us feeling.

By Kiva Reardon Apr. 23rd, 12:01 am

Indie Game: The Movie

An immensely entertaining study of the video game as creative expression.

By Kevin Scott Apr. 22nd, 11:47 pm

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Jason Becker: Not Dead Yet

An uplifting look at how a rocker refused to let ALS take away his livelihood.

By Kevin Scott Apr. 22nd, 11:44 pm

Beauty Is Embarrassing

An artist who crafted puppets for Pee-Wee will never stop chasing his unique vision.

By Kevin Scott Apr. 22nd, 11:40 pm

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The Job

French job seekers are pitted against each other in bland reality-show fashion.

By Kevin Scott Apr. 22nd, 11:36 pm

She Said Boom: The Story Of Fifth Column

A Toronto band and art collective gets the traditional biography treatment.

By Kevin Scott Apr. 22nd, 11:33 pm

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Fists of Pride

Can four Burmese boys overcome cultural and financial barriers to make it in the merciless world of Thai boxing?

By Geoffrey Mosher Apr. 22nd, 11:07 pm

G-Dog

At Homeboy Industries, former gang members are placed in jobs, not jails.

By Wyndham Bettencourt-McCarthy (guest opinion) Apr. 22nd, 11:03 pm

Garden in the Sea

This will make you want to buy a cabana in Baja, but maybe not save fish.

By Bronwyn Kienapple Apr. 22nd, 10:59 pm

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Wadim

A good job of critiquing immigration policy, but the film fails to make a human connection.

By Chris Dart Apr. 22nd, 10:54 pm

Who Cares?

This documentary asks the hardest question, finds no answers.

By Kiva Reardon Apr. 22nd, 10:51 pm