All articles by David Kempler

Young, lesbian love is contorted into what might or might not be a horror film but is definitely a horrible film.

Documentary explores the lives of women in India, contrasting beauty pageant entrants and members of a violent Hindu sect. The result is an excellent film that deservedly took home the Best Documentary prize at Tribeca.

Three old buddies reunite when one of them returns to town for his father’s funeral.

In 1965, in the Mississippi Delta, a black man is gunned down, perhaps as a result of his having spoken to a TV reporter. Almost 50 years later, the reporter’s son heads back there to learn more. I’m not sure he does.

Documentary about a small village in Ethiopia that turns out an unusual amount of Olympic long-distance runners never manages to elicit very much emotion from its audience.

This pseudo-thriller squanders an interesting setup with a completely unbelievable lead character.

Self-centered young woman tries to be funny and falls flat on her face.

Spanish gangster flick is too focused on trying to create an epic, and there just isn’t one anywhere in here.

Ex-Fugee John Forté is out of prison and touring Russia in a documentary that takes a while to get going but becomes a very inspiring exploration of a very talented man.