Documentary

‘Whitey: United States of America v. James J. Bulger’ reinforces a stirring mob mentality

‘The Internet’s Own Boy: The Story of Aaron Swartz’ does effectively compute in triumph and tragedy

“Ivory Tower” gets good grades for its school of thought in the critical cost of learning

AFI Fest 2014: ‘Felt’ shows the jarring effects of rape culture

AFI Fest 2014: ‘Happy Valley’ is a riveting examination of hero worship and institutional scapegoating

AFI Fest 2014: ‘The Iron Ministry’ is a sensory tour of a society in microcosm

‘Citizenfour’ seethes with paranoia and anger

FNC 2014: ‘Evolution of a Criminal’

FNC 2014: ‘Lost Soul: The Doomed Journey of Richard Stanley’s Island of Dr. Moreau’ + Interview with director David Gregory

NYFF 2014: Kyle’s 5 Favorite Films and Other Ephemera

Cannon Films gets an affectionate profile in ‘Electric Boogaloo’

NYFF 2014: ‘Iris’ – The Meh-est Costume for Today

NYFF 2014: ‘Seymour: An Introduction’ offers a fleeting, intimate look at a beloved teacher

NYFF 2014: Joshua Oppenheimer’s ‘The Look of Silence’ is a quietly devastating achievement

Fantastic Fest 2014: ‘Electric Boogaloo’ feverishly examines a defunct studio’s cinematic legacy

‘20,000 Days on Earth’ is music to the ears

Marker’s ‘Level Five’ challenges, provokes and inspires

Pacino’s got nothing on ‘The Dog’

‘Elena’ proves the power of documentaries

Fantasia 2014: ‘The Creep Behind the Camera’ is akin to an ‘Unsolved Mysteries’ episode

‘Code Black’ humanizes the political

‘Back Issues: The Hustler Magazine Story’ sells as well as the magazine

‘Life Itself’ is a touching ode to Roger Ebert and the people he inspired