Review: 'In a Dream'

Documentaries often start out as one thing but, through recalibration or serendipity, move in directions their filmmakers never planned. This can net staggering results or, as in the case of "In a Dream," Jeremiah Zagar's moody portrait of his eccentric, at times delusional muralist father, Isaiah, can detract focus from the bigger picture.

April 24, 2009