All articles by David Kempler

This documentary compares how we treat ghosts and crabs to refugees. Guess who we treat better?

Documentary examining the German film industry under Hitler is fairly informative, but it’s more of a lecture than a film.

Evan Rachel Wood’s performance is reason enough to make the trip to your local cinema.

Utterly depressing documentary about the United States prison system that everyone should be required to see.

Three of the nominees have a chance of winning, but I’m going with the one that felt the most like a full-length film in terms of story development.

A couple recovering from the loss of their child buys a motel where mysteries abound. Some good parts, but not enough of them.

François Ozon’s latest has a great film lurking in there somewhere. Why he chose instead to toss us an endless string of red herrings is the real mystery here.

A clash in Lebanon between a Christian man and a Palestinian refugee mushrooms from a full-blown debate into the bigger culture clash, with mixed results.

Martin Landau and Paul Sorvino have both had great moments on screen. This is not one of them.

Biopic of famed jazz artist Django Reinhardt is okay, but the music makes it worth it.