Bohemian Cinema By Jonathan Pacheco

SXSW 2010: “Marwencol,” “Brotherhood”

Tags: SXSW, Documentary, WWII, Thriller, The House Next Door

Along with a review of the surprisingly good indie frat thriller Brotherhood, I take a closer look at the documentary Marwencol:

I’m a bit wary of a documentary that feels the need to split itself up into chapters. To me, it’s typically a sign of a director that doesn’t quite know how to unify his material—one of the basic challenges of this genre. You’ve accumulated a lot of footage, now how do you make it flow? Chapter division seems like a bit of a trick solution to that problem.

Continue this review of Marwencol at The House Next Door.