Review: “The Other Side”

More than halfway through this odd, fascinating “documentary,” the filmmaker abandons the people that had been its subjects – Mark and his girlfriend, Lisa, both meth and heroin addicts in rural Louisiana – and follows a group of their neighbors, a self-styled militia who are convinced President Obama will impose martial law, and are ready […]

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Tribeca 2016: A New Documentary Star

https://filmfestsalon.com/subscribe/ What will surely be one of the strongest contenders in the documentary category isĀ “haveababy”, directed by Amanda Micheli. And, as it happens, it would never have been made if not for the very strong personal connection Amanda had with its subject, IVF, or in vitro fertilization. In our candid interview, she said that she […]

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