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‘Gimme Truth!’ game show packs The Blue Note with creators, fans

Janae McKenzie • March 5, 2019

Documentary filmmakers and fans filled The Blue Note’s Showtime Theater on March 2 for 2019’s “Gimme Truth!” Breaking away from the pattern of film showings, “Gimme Truth!” offers a chance...

‘Trilogy of the Sacred and the Satanic’ presents disappointing, boring story

Skylar Laird • March 5, 2019

Every year, True/False Film Fest presents a series of films free to the public focused on a particular subject, called the Neither/Nor series. This year, the subject was director Pirjo Honkasalo. Her trilogy...

After a six-year hiatus, the Jonas Brothers are back and better than ever

Megan Rubenstein • March 5, 2019

My childhood was pretty much defined by the Disney Channel. Every day I would come home from elementary school, sit on the couch with an after-school snack and turn on channel 32. It was not uncommon for...

‘The Commons’ captures protests of UNC Confederate statue

Megan Altschul • March 4, 2019

Suki Hawley and Michael Galinsky followed a series of protests that stormed Chapel Hill’s University of North Carolina between August 2017 and just a couple of months ago. The result of their recordings...

‘No Data Plan’ presents tragic mix of choppy narrative, impossibly boring footage of Miko Revereza’s three-day train ride

Rachel Pickett • March 4, 2019

_This review contains spoilers for “No Data Plan.”_ Miko Revereza’s “No Data Plan” begins with the fleeting and mysterious sentence, “Mama has two phone numbers.” In the 70 minutes that...

‘Cold Case Hammarskjöld’ presents a compelling case with appalling accusations

Rachel Pickett • March 4, 2019

_This review contains spoilers for “Cold Case Hammarskjöld.”_ “Cold Case Hammarskjöld” is marketed as a movie that attempts to solve the mystery of the death of Dag Hammarskjöld, a UN secretary...

‘The Edge of Democracy’: a guide through Brazil’s current administration

Mariana Labbate • March 4, 2019

_This article contains spoilers for “The Edge of Democracy.”_ Petra Costa’s parents were both arrested in the ‘70s for fighting against the dictatorship in Brazil. Now that her country has moved...

‘Chinese Portrait’ shows snippets of life all over China

Claudia Khaw • March 4, 2019

_This article contains spoilers for the documentary “Chinese Portrait.”_ After the first few scenes of “Chinese Portrait” are shown, the audience slowly realizes the intention of the film by director...

‘American Factory’ documents workplace culture wars

Jesse Baalman • March 4, 2019

_This article contains spoilers for “American Factory.”_ When filmmakers Steven Bognar and Julia Reichert introduced “American Factory” to their Missouri Theatre audience at True/False, they spoke...

LARP is more than just role-play in ‘The Magic Life of V’

Megan Altschul • March 4, 2019

_This review contains spoilers for “The Magic Life of V”_ V is an outstandingly compassionate and intelligent young woman who excels in everything that comes her way, no matter how challenging the...

‘Mike Wallace is Here’ dissects legacy of television journalism pioneer

Joe Cross • March 3, 2019

Documentaries are more popular than ever, with films like “RBG” and “Won’t You Be My Neighbor?” becoming critical and box-office hits in the previous year alone. However, there’s a cost that...

Annual March March kicks off True/False Film Fest

Joe Cross • March 3, 2019

Floats, costumes that ranged from Batman to Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg and people of all ages were present at Friday evening’s March March. The March March celebrates not only the arrival...