Subgenre Sampler
Politics: 627 Films to Buy & Rent
Viva Zapatero (2005)
- Dir. Sabina Guzzanti
- Confronting Italian documentary made by comedian Sabina Guzzanti in response to her satirical TV show being axed after her scathing imitation of…
Warm Springs (2005)
- Dir. Joseph Sargent
Feat. Kenneth Branagh, Cynthia Nixon, David Paymer…
- Typically smooth and competent HBO biopic, which dramatises Franklin D. Roosevelt's (Branagh) pre–presidency years, especially the period from…
Who Killed the Electric Car? (2005)
- Dir. Chris Paine
- The promise of electric–powered transport and its subsequent demise is playfully detailed as a faux ‘murder mystery’ in this engaging…
Bill Hicks - Live (2004)
- Feat. Bill Hicks
- An essential showcase of three live shows from the legendary stand–up comedian and ferocious left–wing commentator, Bill Hicks, who died…
Edukators, The (The Educators) (2004)
- Dir. Hans Weingartner
Feat. Daniel Bruhl, Julia Jentsch, Stipe Erceg
- A compulsive slice of German youth angst about rebels struggling with their cause, this arthouse smash–hit concerns a trio of youthful…
End of Suburbia, The (Oil Depletion and the Collapse of the American Dream) (2004)
- Dir. Gregory Greene
- Boldly spelled out in its full title, this provocative (and possibly profound) documentary convincingly mounts a thesis around the issue of "Peak…
Fahrenheit 9/11 (2004)
- Dir. Michael Moore
Feat. Michael Moore
- In his gravest comedy yet, the fearless Michael Moore dissects the credibility of the Bush administration since the election controversy of 2000 and…
Fahrenhype 9/11 (2004)
- An interesting riposte from the political right to the incendiary documentary FAHRENHEIT 9/11, that makes credible (if not ultimately convincing)…
George W. Bushisms (2004)
- Dir. Elizabeth Reeder
Feat. Brian Unger
- A smirkingly hilarious compilation of some of US President George W. Bush's worst manglings of the English language during speeches and…
Going Upriver - The Long War for John Kerry (2004)
- Dir. George Butler
- Potent, if late–in–the–day study of unsuccessful 2004 US Presidential nominee John Kerry and his Vietnam War experiences.
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