On Demand Weekly

On Demand Weekly provides new movie reviews of hot movies on demand from the POV of watching from the comfort of your home.  Today's review:  THE CARTEL (Gravitas Ventures).
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I like my rabble roused as much as the next guy and few things can do that like a good documentary.  Whether it's HEARTS AND MINDS, THE SEPTEMBER ISSUE, or HOOP DREAMS, I look to a documentary to outrage me, instigate me, drive me into high dudgeon -- just don't bore me.  Subject matter is less important to me than the passion of the filmmaker. Whether you're onboard with Michael Moore, a showboater whose docs are much more about the messenger than the message, his films are nothing if not provocative.  

So when I heard about Bob Bowdon's THE CARTEL, an investigation into the wasteful spending practices of state education boards and the vise grip that teachers' unions have over school districts, I salivated.  As a professional educator in suburban New York, and a taxpayer who sent two kids to public school, I have a unique view of the issue of school budgets and the teacher tenure imposed by unions.  From where I sat, THE CARTEL had the potential to be an explosive look at a sensitive and very current topic.