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The Wolfpack (2015)
Thought-provoking, one-of-a-kind story
Everything about this movie leaves your head spinning - from the story of the boys living in the shadow of their domineering father to the unprecedented access the filmmaker received.
It leaves you with questions about the role of parents, where protection ends and abuse begins, social services, media, home schooling, and the nature of socialization. The Sundance win was much deserved. Not to be missed!
It is a remarkable feat for a first time director, in particular, and a story apparently arising out of her keen eye on the streets of New York when she walked up to the boys as they roamed around.
Beyond the Black Rainbow (2010)
Felt like false imprisonment
I watched this movie at Tribeca. The whole movie. I have been to many of the major film festivals in the US; this was the worst movie I have seen at any of them, and I question the sobriety of the programmers who thought this was Tribeca-worthy. The plot -- if there was one -- was entirely unclear. The audience didn't know whether to laugh or try to take the movie seriously. In theory, this was supposed to be a strung together homage to various sci-fi movies of earlier days. In practice, a pachyderm with gastro-intestinal difficulties would have been more engaging viewing. A significant portion of the audience started heading for the door 30 minutes into the movie and a steady flow continued. I, however, found myself feeling falsely imprisoned thanks to my "great" middle seat and continued to suffer through this plot less, repetitive, random, grainy schlock whose highest and best purpose will be to serve as a muted visual screening on the back wall of a techno club in Berlin someday. Avoid this film like the plague.