LITTLE ROCK — Restrepo is a documentary about American soldiers fighting in the Korengal Valley of Afghanistan, which we are told — and have to believe — is perhaps the most dangerous place on earth.

Juan "Doc" Restrepo was an outgoing, gregarious guy, a lovable goof who could coerce a smile out of the sourest puss. We meet him by way of grainy camcorder footage, shot a week before his U.S. Army ...

“Restrepo” is named after a man and a place. This Afghan war documentary from journalists Tim Hetherington and Sebastian Junger, winner of a Grand Jury Prize at Sundance, could not arrive at a more ...

“Restrepo” is named after one man, Pfc. Juan S. Restrepo, but he could be any soldier anywhere, a long way from home. We meet him at the start of the film, which has a narrative momentum lacking in ...

Mark Kermode, the Observer's DVD critic, picks the releases that deserved greater attention, from Restrepo to the re-released Peeping Tom Two intriguing titles slipped under this column's radar ...

“Restrepo,” a documentary that sticks close to a company of American soldiers during a grueling 14-month tour of duty in an especially dangerous part of Afghanistan, is an impressive, even heroic feat ...

“Restrepo” is not a feel good movie. It will not hold your hand. It will not censor itself for you. It does not offer any solid answers and it does not give you a feeling of resolution. It does not ...

The war on terrorism has been a tricky subject for dramatic filmmakers, with “The Hurt Locker” the one exceptional fictional film that managed to find an audience. The great films about combat in Iraq ...

This week’s DVD pick is not “Inception,” and not just because I’m not really a fan of the film. It’s also the most obvious big DVD/Blu-ray release out today and I’m sure enough sites will be ...

Originally posted online on June 23, 2010. Restrepo is nominated for Best Documentary. Most documentary filmmakers attempt to see the world through the lens of the subjects they’re shooting, but few ...

EDITOR’S NOTE: This is part of a daily December series that will feature new or previously published interviews, profiles and first-persons of some of the year’s best filmmakers, writers, actors and ...

Why is Christian Science in our name? Our name is about honesty. The Monitor is owned by The Christian Science Church, and we’ve always been transparent about that. The Church publishes the Monitor ...