Category Archives: Film

Now playing in NYC’s Quad Cinemas: ORGASM INC

Liz Canner’s playful and insightful debut feature documentary premiered at Hot Docs in 2009, but has finally made its way to NYC theatres with an exclusive engagement at the Quad (which actually began last week).

A must-see for anyone concerned about the disturbing tendency our culture has to try to medicalize (and profit on) just about everything, ORGASM INC explores the race to develop what many refer to as “Viagra for women,” to combat the recently-discovered disorder “Female Sexual Dysfunction” – or, to put it in different (and more accurate) terms, the film charges that the pharmaceutical industry has fabricated a fictitious condition so that they can sucker insecure women into spending money on new drugs the companies are developing and greedily marketing – drugs which may not even help women achieve the orgasms they promise to deliver. If you’re in NYC, catch the film this week while you can!

Coming to DVD this Tuesday, February 22: LAST TRAIN HOME

I wrote about Lixin Fan’s stunning multiple Cinema Eye Honors winner, cited on numerous Top Tens of 2010 lists (including my own), previously here.

Coming to DVD next Tuesday, February 22: KINGS OF PASTRY

I’ve offered my take on Chris Hegedus & DA Pennebaker’s behind-the-scenes look at the Meilleurs Ouvriers de France pastry competition upon its theatrical release last fall here.

Coming to DVD next Tuesday, February 15: WAITING FOR “SUPERMAN”

I wrote about Davis Guggenheim’s Sundance Audience Award-winning documentary on the eve of its theatrical premiere this past fall. Though passed over for an Oscar nomination, the film has done much to create a nationwide dialogue about the state of the American education system, and bears another look now that it’s coming to DVD. Take a look at my thoughts here.