Movie Review

Wrestling with Angels (2006)

Reviewed by Gregory Kirschling | Oct 04, 2006

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EW's GRADE

B-

Details Limited Release: Oct 04, 2006; Rated: Unrated; Length: 98 Minutes; Genre: Documentary

$GUARDIAN \'ANGELS\' Director Mock, clearly a fan of Kushner (shown), steers away from controversy in her Wrestling doc$

Image credit: Wrestling with Angels: Sanders & Mock/AFF

GUARDIAN 'ANGELS' Director Mock, clearly a fan of Kushner (shown), steers away from controversy in her Wrestling doc

Freida Lee Mock, who won a doc Oscar for Maya Lin: A Strong Clear Vision, turns her lens on playwright Tony Kushner from 2001 to 2004 — when he staged Homebody/Kabul and Caroline, or Change, but before he completed Munich. It's too bad the Spielberg movie didn't make the cutoff, because Wrestling with Angels could use some brouhaha: It's a bit too much of a pleasant air kiss from a fan, and doesn't engage inquisitively enough with Kushner's often controversial and very political ideas. (Note: Kushner is married to EW executive editor Mark Harris.)

Originally posted Oct 04, 2006 Published in issue #901-902 Oct 13, 2006 Order article reprints

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