The documentary "The End of Poverty?" promises too much in its title — but still delivers an important lesson about the origins of Third World impoverishment.
"Precious," about a teenage mother growing up in the worst extremes of poverty and abuse, is a feelbad movie — with just the tiniest amount of feelgood worked in.
The 20th Human Rights Watch Film Festival recognizes the importance of something that's often an afterthought — the aftermath of wars — with films about what happens to widows, weapons and war criminals when the fighting has ended.
The 12th annual Brooklyn International Film Festival collects oblique visions from around New York and around the world, including many stories of ordinary people on strange quests. • Reviews: The Beetle
"What's the Matter with Kansas?" borrows the title of a deeply perceptive book about American politics and turns it into a shallow snapshot of religious conservatives.
