Nonfics

Nonfics

‘Freakonomics’ Review

An all-star team of documentary directors adapts Steven Levitt and Stephen J. Dubner’s book as an anthology feature film. And, of course, some chapters are better than others.

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Christopher Campbell
Jun 24, 2010
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Do you find it strange that nonfiction books aren't adapted often into documentaries? Recently, we've seen a few such films that worked really well as adaptations, including Man on Wire and Enron: The Smartest Guys in the Room. Compared to fiction, however, nonfiction bestsellers are not regularly turned into feature films. We could think the reason is …

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