Roar: Lions of the Kalahari

This may be a long haul for the less anthropologically inclined, but it offers a persistent and compelling critique of our romantic notions of the third world.

For audiences who only know lions through animated imitations or the bars of a zoo, this film commands respect for these magnificent creatures in the wild, whether plotting, nurturing, roaring, resting or leaping and snatching an antelope high in the air.

[Director Tim Liversedge] truly knows his stuff when it comes to shooting wildlife -- he gets so close to some of the lions that we expect their breath to fog up the lens. Now he just needs to work on finding a story worthy of his pictures.

Impressively filmed with good action, a compellingly dramatic story line with simply great lion shots, Roar is improved with the added dimension.