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Dick Johnson Is Dead review: A moving tragicomic film about dementia

By Donna Lu Of the many phantasmagorical scenes in Kirsten Johnson’s new documentary, Dick Johnson is Dead, perhaps the most surreal occurs towards the beginning of the film. Kirsten’s father, retired psychiatrist C. Richard “Dick” Johnson, lies in an open casket in the front of a church, his eyes shut. “I think he looks really… Read More »

“Dark Waters” Film Exposes Cancer Risks Behind Teflon [VIDEO]

A new film based on true events and starring actor Mark Ruffalo sheds light on how one of America’s most powerful corporations contaminated a town’s drinking water with a toxic chemical linked to cancer, reports Time. In Dark Waters, Ruffalo portrays the real-life corporate lawyer Robert Bilott, who in 1998 became an environmental crusader. That… Read More »