Film Review – Ivory Tower

The idea of college as a means toward a future filled with employment opportunities and intellectual advancement is slowly going by the wayside. Times are tough for everyone, including students and institutions, creating a financial pit for those who choose to continue their education. The documentary “Ivory Tower” sets out to explore why higher education is under siege, visiting campuses and accumulating interviews that highlight the growing discontent with the state of school as tuitions rise and student loan debt swallows what little hope is left after graduation. It’s a topic worth dissection, but what director Andrew Rossi has here are 45 powerful, incisive minutes of information. The rest of “Ivory Tower” is lost to repetition and substantial padding to reaching a 90 minute run time. Read the rest at Blu-ray.com