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November 30, 2021

Writing With Fire thoughtfully spotlights the journalists of India’s only women-run newspaper

It's a compelling documentary that engages its subjects with the same care they bring to their own reporting.
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February 2, 2020

The 2020 Oscar-Nominated Shorts, Reviewed

From live-action to animated to documentaries, we flip through the Academy Awards' shorts offerings to see what we think should win.
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September 10, 2019

Review: “Raise Hell: The Life & Times of Molly Ivins” Finds Truth in Journalism

Janice Engel's sprightly doc is more appreciation for the acclaimed journalist than activism, and that's a good thing.
Mike Wallace is HereM
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August 1, 2019

Mike Wallace is Here Review: Memorializing a Bulwark of Journalistic Integrity

Avi Belkin's split-screen view of the firebrand 60 Minutes reporter offered a flawed, but empathetic picture of one of journalism's last great titans.
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April 13, 2019

Doc10 Dispatch 4/12: “Mike Wallace is Here”, “Midnight Family”

Day 2 of Chicago's documentary film festival displays films about iconic journalist Mike Wallace and the trials and tribulations of a family struggling to provide private EMT care in Mexico City.
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October 24, 2018

Can You Ever Forgive Me? Review: Melissa McCarthy Compels in Awards-Hungry Journalism Drama

While it’s patently hungry for awards, Melissa McCarthy’s biopic of infamous letter forger Lee Israel is compelling and darkly accessible, with some great supporting turns..