To the canon of films about the financial collapse of 2008, add Marc Simon’s “Unraveled,” a portrait of one man’s hubris, insecurity and appetite for glory, writ large.

That man is Marc Dreier, arrested at the end of 2008 for a massive financial fraud but overshadowed in the headlines of the time by the nearly simultaneous Bernard Madoff case. (More…)

“How to Grow a Band” is a perfect example of a missed opportunity: a front-row seat at the creation of a new artistic venture, in a film that never does more than skim the surface. (More…)