HotDocs 2011 Reviews!

For the past two weeks, I have been eyeballs deep in docs. Big sweaty docs and little docs alike. You can read all my reviews and interviews over at Criticize This!, but if you are looking for a specific title, here is a breakdown for you what is in each part. You should read them all, but consider this a cross reference. Follow the links for full reviews. All star ratings out of five stars

HotDocs Part 1
The Chocolate Farmer (**)
Uprooted (short) (***)
The Lumberfros (***1/2)
Wiebo's War (*****)

HotDocs Part 2
Becoming Chaz (**1/2)
Gravity Was Everywhere Back Then (*1/2)
Fightville (****)
Beauty Day (*****)
The Burton Cycle Part 1, Fahrenheit 7-Eleven (short) (****)
Magic Trip (***) Bonus: Interview with Magic Trip co-director Alex Gibney

HotDocs Part 3-D
Hell and Back Again (*****)
Hot Coffee (****)
Grinders (*)
Chance Encounters (short) (***)
Family Instinct (****)
Recessionize! For Fun and Profit! (**)

HotDocs: The Final Chapter
Bury the Hatchet (****1/2)
The Interrupters (***1/2)
No Entry No Exit (***)
Beats, Rhymes, and Life: The Travels of A Tribe Called Quest (****)

HotDocs Part V: A New Beginning
Pom Wonderful Presents: The Greatest Story Ever Sold (***1/2)
Superheroes (****)
Ola Svensson Superstar (**1/2)
Bobby Fischer Against the World (****1/2)
Boy Cheerleaders (****)

HotDocs Part VI: Andy Lives!
Buck (****1/2)
Limelight (**)
Becoming Santa (****)
The Team (**1/2)
Being Elmo: A Puppeteer's Journey (****)
The Bully Project (***)

HotDocs Part VII: The New Blood
The National Parks Project (****)
Who Took the Bomp?: Le Tigre on Tour (***)
Family Portrait in Black and White (*****)
The Pirate Tapes (Zero Stars)
Battle for Brooklyn (****)

HotDocs Part VIII: Andy Takes Manhattan
My Reincarnation (***1/2)
Eco Pirate: The Story of Paul Watson (****)
The Redemption of General Butt Naked (****1/2)
Grande Hotel (***)

Andy Goes to Hell: The Final HotDocs (written by Brian McKechnie, head of Criticize This!)
Mighty Jerome (****)
El Bulli - Cooking in Progress (*)
Inside Lara Roxx (****)

Andy X
Bob and the Monster (****)
The Guantanomo Trap (****)
The Good Life (****)
Highway Gospel (***)

HotDocs: The Inevitable Reboot (coming soon)
Open Secret (****)
Wild Horse, Wild Ride (***1/2)
The Castle (**1/2)
The Advocate for Fagdom (**)