Wednesday, February 4



Screen Scene: “Mother”

The opening scene of “Mother” shows the title character dancing in a blue-tinged field, in a simultaneously uncomfortable and beautiful moment that sets the pace for the rest of the film. Read more...


TV Review: “Sons of Tucson”

Having already proven his ability to make a quirky TV comedy with "Malcolm in the Middle," "Sons of Tucson" director and executive producer Todd Holland proves that, even as a fairly experienced filmmaker, he's not ashamed to make half-baked work for network audiences. Read more...




‘Race to Nowhere’ chronicles the high-stress lives of high-school students

Between half a dozen Advanced Placement classes, tests, essays, obsessions over class rank, SAT prep, basketball practice, piano lessons, etc., high school students are worse off than ever. One documentary says it doesn't have to be that way. Read more...

Photo: The stress that young students face due to the pressure of performing well on standardized tests is one of the issues presented in “Race to Nowhere.”



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