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Review: "Sentenced"
This is a devastating documentary that offers intimate portraits of families in distress and under-resourced, at-risk children. Viewers...


Review: "The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry"
The spiritual and life lessons at this film’s heart are not especially nuanced, but The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry – director...


Review: "Child Star"
Co-directors Lovato and Nicola Marsh bring a surprising amount of depth to their documentary on child actors. Using Lovato's own life...


Review: "His Three Daughters"
This character study of three alienated sisters waiting for their ailing father to pass away is an ambitious concept upheld by admirable...


Review: "Rebel Ridge"
This tense mystery with a salient setting has a stellar cast and plenty of action but is weighed down by an overly long run time. The...


Graduates Face the Future on Film (SF Chronicle)
The pressing of robes and decorating of caps can mean only one thing: It’s graduation season. This life achievement, with all its pomp...
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