... we are reminded once again that heroism is as mysterious as evil.

| Jan 27, 2018

Slesin, who's already won an Oscar for her documentary, "Ten Year Lunch: The Wit and The Legend of the Algonquin Round Table," should at least be racking up another nomination with this sterling effort.

Full Review | May 15, 2006

Full Review | Original Score: 3.5/4 | Jul 16, 2005

Slesin records these difficult and ambiguous circumstances with clear-eyed sobriety, yet in the end her film remains a testimonial to human goodness.

| Original Score: B+ | Aug 22, 2004

It's a thorough and complicated film that Slesin documents with poignancy and simplicity.

| Original Score: 3/5 | Dec 21, 2003

It's good to be reminded of the existence of people willing to risk their lives to save someone else. Seeing this short film will reaffirm your faith in humanity.

| Dec 19, 2003

Rewarding viewing.

Full Review | Oct 10, 2003

With economy, insight and skill, Slesin evokes all of the conflicting and contradictory emotions that attended these remarkable relationships.

Full Review | Oct 10, 2003

The deeply personal nature of these stories is captivating.

| Original Score: 3/4 | Oct 3, 2003

The overriding sense one gets from this short but powerful film is awe.

Full Review | Original Score: 3/4 | Sep 4, 2003

The images seem at first unspectacular, until you realize that this is their value -- as records of normal children leading normal lives in a most abnormal time.

| Original Score: 3/4 | Jul 25, 2003

A canticle to compassion, a memorial to those who risked torture and death to save innocents.

| Original Score: B+ | Jul 11, 2003

Profoundly sad and uplifting at the same time - you can't help but respond to these stories.

| Original Score: 3.5/5 | Jul 11, 2003

["Secret Lives"] is scheduled for a short theatrical run but is better suited for the small screen.

| Original Score: B- | Jul 8, 2003

Technically 'Secret Lives' is quite ordinary, but the people to whom it introduces us are far from that...this unassuming little film is very powerful indeed.

| Original Score: B | Jul 6, 2003

..has many moving moments and showcases a diversity of reactions from both the hidden and the hiders. The archival footage, still photograph, talking head approach becomes repetitive, however, making the documentary, at 72 minutes running time, feel padd

| Original Score: B- | Jul 2, 2003

Fascinating, full of touching stories and stirring sentiments.

| Original Score: B+ | Jun 23, 2003

It's an excellent companion to other children-in- the-Holocaust documentaries.

| Original Score: B+ | Jun 20, 2003

Skillfully probes issues of conflicting emotions and allegiances in a dark time, yet emerges as a loving affirmation of humanity's remarkable potential for goodness in the face of pervasive evil.

| Original Score: 3.5/5 | Jun 19, 2003

It only forestalls its proper discovery by a wide, appreciative audience on a PBS channel.

Full Review | Original Score: 3/5 | Jun 18, 2003