Beyond the Rhetoric

Waiting for Superman (2010) There are certain documentaries that take a completely neutral approach to their subject matter. Most nature documentaries are like that. Then, there are other documentaries with a very clear political message. Waiting for Superman is one such example, but it doesn’t go quite as far as Michael Moore’s films. While you [...]

9 (2009) Maybe it’s because they used Coheed and Cambria in the trailer. Maybe it’s because the main characters in the movie look a little too much like Sackboy from the Little Big Planet video game. Whatever the case, I knew that I had to watch the movie 9. It just seemed like such an [...]