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HotDocs13: Terms and Conditions May Apply (2013)

HotDocs13: Terms and Conditions May Apply (2013)

A warning about the death of online privacy.

Reviews, The Festival Circuit, Aren's ReviewsAren BergstromApril 29, 2013Calum Hoback, documentary, Facebook, FBI, Google, Hot Docs, Hot Docs 2013, HotDocs13, NSA, online privacy, Terms and Conditions May ApplyComment

HotDocs13: Downloaded (2013)

HotDocs13: Downloaded (2013)

Napster is given its due in this chronicle of the birth of the modern Internet.

Reviews, The Festival Circuit, Aren's ReviewsAren BergstromApril 29, 2013Alex Winter, documentary, Downloaded, file-sharing, Hot Docs, Hot Docs 2013, HotDocs13, Internet, Napster, piracy, Sean Parker, Shawn FanningComment

HotDocs13: The Only Son (2013)

HotDocs13: The Only Son (2013)

An overlong, repetitive look into the remote life of the Himalayas.

Reviews, The Festival Circuit, Aren's ReviewsAren BergstromApril 29, 2013arranged marriage, documentary, Himalayas, Hot Docs, Hot Docs 2013, HotDocs13, Nepal, Simonka de Jong, The Only SonComment

HotDocs13: William and the Windmill (2013)

HotDocs13: William and the Windmill (2013)

A great doc on the developing world and William Kamkwamba.

Reviews, The Festival Circuit, Aren's ReviewsAren BergstromApril 29, 2013documentary, Hot Docs, Hot Docs 2013, HotDocs13, inventor, Mawali, TED, Tom Rielly, William and the Windmill, William Kamkwamba, windmillComment

HotDocs13: When I Walk (2013)

HotDocs13: When I Walk (2013)

A personal diary on MS from Jason DaSilva.

Reviews, The Festival Circuit, Aren's ReviewsAren BergstromApril 28, 2013documentary, Hot Docs, Hot Docs 2013, HotDocs13, Jason DaSilva, MS, Multiple Sclerosis, When I WalkComment

HotDocs13: Fight Like Soldiers, Die Like Children (2013)

HotDocs13: Fight Like Soldiers, Die Like Children (2013)

Romeo Dallaire's campaign to end the use of child soldiers.

Reviews, The Festival Circuit, Aren's ReviewsAren BergstromApril 28, 2013child soldiers, Congo, Die Like Children, documentary, Fight Like Soldiers, genocide, Patrick Reed, Romeo Dallaire, RwandaComment

HotDocs13: Anita (2013)

HotDocs13: Anita (2013)

An important piece on Anita Hill and sexual harassment.

Reviews, The Festival Circuit, Aren's ReviewsAren BergstromApril 27, 2013Anita, Anita Hill, civil rights, documentary, Freida Mock, Hot Docs, Hot Docs 2013, HotDocs13, sexual harassmentComment

HotDocs13: Narco Cultura (2013)

HotDocs13: Narco Cultura (2013)

A dark look at the Mexican drug war and the music subculture it spawned.

Reviews, The Festival Circuit, Aren's ReviewsAren BergstromApril 27, 2013documentary, drug trade, drug war, Hot Docs, Hot Docs 2013, HotDocs13, Juarez, Mexico, music, narco, Narco Cultura, Shaul SchwarzComment

HotDocs13: The Human Scale (2012)

HotDocs13: The Human Scale (2012)

A fascinating doc about Jan Gehl's theory of the modern megacity.

Reviews, The Festival Circuit, Aren's ReviewsAren BergstromApril 27, 2013cars, documentary, HotDocs13, Jan Gehl, megacity, people, The Human Scale Comment

HotDocs13: Pussy Riot: A Punk Prayer (2012)

HotDocs13: Pussy Riot: A Punk Prayer (2012)

A primer on the radical political performance art group.

Reviews, The Festival Circuit, Aren's ReviewsAren BergstromApril 27, 2013documentary, HotDocs13, punk, Pussy Riot, Putin, RussiaComment

Review: Oblivion (2013)

Review: Oblivion (2013)

This Tom Cruise sci-fi film is a triumph of design.

Reviews, The Current: In Theatres, Aren's ReviewsAren BergstromApril 23, 2013action, Joseph Kosinski, Morgan Freeman, Oblivion, Olga Kurylenko, post-apocalyptic, science fiction, Tom Cruise, video gameComment

Review: Oz: The Great and Powerful (2013)

Review: Oz: The Great and Powerful (2013)

Sam Raimi's prequel to the classic is a joyous CGI spectacle.

Reviews, The Current: In Theatres, Aren's ReviewsAren BergstromMarch 16, 2013adventure, blockbuster, Disney, fantasy, James Franco, Michelle Williams, Mila Kunis, Oz, Oz: The Great and Powerful, Rachel Weisz, Sam Raimi, The Wizard of OzComment

Review: Compliance (2012)

Review: Compliance (2012)

A dark, interesting, yet surface-level, examination of authority.

Reviews, Aren's Reviews, The Current: At HomeAren BergstromFebruary 9, 2013Ann Dowd, Compliance, Craig Zobel, drama, Dreama Walker, real-life, Sundance, thrillerComment

Review: Treasure Planet (2002)

Review: Treasure Planet (2002)

An underrated Disney gem with gorgeous animation.

Reviews, Overlooked and Under-Appreciated, Aren's ReviewsAren BergstromFebruary 3, 2013animation, David Hyde Pierce, Disney, Emma Thompson, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Treasure Island, Treasure PlanetComment

Review: Argo (2012)

Review: Argo (2012)

Argo is classic Hollywood thrill-making at its best.

Reviews, The Current: In Theatres, Aren's ReviewsAren BergstromOctober 22, 2012Alan Arkin, Argo, Ben Affleck, Bryan Cranston, drama, Hollywood, Iran, John Goodman, Scoot McNairy, thrillerComment

TIFF12: The Sessions (2012)

TIFF12: The Sessions (2012)

A light, likeable exploration of sex and illness.

Reviews, The Festival Circuit, Aren's ReviewsAren BergstromSeptember 27, 2012Ben Lewin, comedy, drama, Helen Hunt, John Hawkes, Mark O'Brien, romance, sex surrogate, The Sessions, William H- MacyComment

TIFF12: Much Ado About Nothing (2012)

TIFF12: Much Ado About Nothing (2012)

A hilarious, stylish rendition of the Shakespeare classic.

Reviews, The Festival Circuit, Aren's ReviewsAren BergstromSeptember 15, 2012Alexis Denisof, Amy Acker, comedy, Joss Whedon, Much Ado About Nothing, Nathan Fillion, romance, Tiff12Comment

Review: ParaNorman (2012)

Review: ParaNorman (2012)

A beautiful, melancholy stop-motion story.

Reviews, The Current: In Theatres, Aren's ReviewsAren BergstromAugust 22, 2012animation, children's, Chris Butler, comedy, horror, John Goodman, Kodi Smit-McPhee, ParaNorman, Sam Fell, stop motionComment

Review: Safety Not Guaranteed (2012)

Review: Safety Not Guaranteed (2012)

A modest, enjoyable indie sci-fi film.

Reviews, The Current: In Theatres, Aren's ReviewsAren BergstromAugust 5, 2012Audrey Plaza, Colin Trevorrow, comedy, independent, Mark Duplass, romance, science fictionComment

Review: Sound of My Voice (2012)

Review: Sound of My Voice (2012)

A lifeless film about a cult.

Reviews, The Current: In Theatres, Aren's ReviewsAren BergstromJuly 28, 2012Brit Marling, Christopher Denham, drama, independent, science fiction, Sound of My Voice, Sundance, Zal BatmanglijComment