Steven Boone on Iraq in Fragments at The House Next Door:

...transferred to 35mm and projected on the big screen, it is as beautiful to behold as Days of Heaven. As I ogled this beauty recently at New York’s Film Forum, I found my hands clasped in front of my chin as if in prayer. I could not believe that I was watching the product of a camera Uncle Lou might use to document his vacation sexploits... Iraq in Fragments is the first camcorder movie with no excuses.

Read on for Boone's argument as to why James Longley's documentary "represents the true beginning of The Future of the Movies." The essay is tech-heavy, but not intimidatingly so. Also, my interview with Longely can be found here.