A Few Good Films...

Fri, 01/20/2017 - 11:22am by oldnews

Just in case you'd like to delve a little deeper than the internet and fake news, here are a few acclaimed DVDs we bought last year that deal directly with issues in the news:

Welcome to Leith: How would you feel if a notorious white supremacist bought up property in your hometown to create a community center for his movement? Locals in a small North Dakota town reckon with democratic principles as they try to get rid of their menacing neighbor.

Requiem for the American Dream: In a series of compelling interviews over a four-year period, leftist social critic Noam Chomsky provides his captivating analysis of income inequality in the United States.

Weiner: I know, I know - you’ve seen enough of this guy. Haven’t we all? But Weiner’s ex-chief-of-staff Josh Kriegman had unprecedented access to the disgraced former Congressman during his 2013 mayoral bid and the result is a fascinating film short-listed for the Oscars.