Ask Dr. Ruth

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Audience Member I already knew of one irreplaceable and important Ruth in our world, that being Ruth Bader Ginsburg. Now, I know of another! You've heard of Dr Phil, but chances are you haven't heard of Dr Ruth! It is impossible to not immediately fall for this ambitious, quirky and gorgeous 90 year-old sex therapist. That is before we learn of her childhood as a Holocaust survivor, making her and her story beyond inspiration. Ask Dr Ruth is a wonderful documentary feature. Rated 4/5 Stars •  Rated 4 out of 5 stars 02/21/23 Full Review Audience Member I'm so glad I saw this great movie - what an amazing, remarkable woman! And so down-to-earth. Rated 5/5 Stars •  Rated 5 out of 5 stars 01/22/23 Full Review Audience Member Tour de force of a personality deserve a tribute to her life. Rated 3.5/5 Stars •  Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 12/31/19 Full Review john s THE S WORD It's time for the talk. You know, the, talk. Thanks to a tiny, pepper pot, ex-sniper and now media darling personality since 1980, North America can now converse sensically whilst employing previously taboo words like, wait for it: orgasm! Whew. Now 91, Dr. Ruth continues her tireless campaign to make everyone comfortable with sex by talking about it with a stark openness that, because it is delivered by someone who looks like grandma, elicits everything from awe, to shock, to giggles, to inspiration. No secret there, that's just perfect film fodder, but what this well paced doc does offer is a combination of her astounding history, her unrelenting workaholic pace, and why they are connected. As a jewish girl at the outbreak of World War Two, Karola Ruth Siegel was whisked off from her native Germany to a Swiss orphanage, never to see her parents again. Her remarkable journey from that bleak beginning to her celebrity status, is a riveting one. "Ask Dr. Ruth" follows, at a good pace, Dr. Ruth as she scampers from one event to another, pausing for some historic tidbits and reflection. Westheimer is all business though, even when discovering some long buried secrets, or visiting childhood friends. She is Dr. Ruth, the sparky, perky dynamo we see on television, and one of the most important voices for women who avoids the feminist tag. What's not to love? Dr. Ruth will be at the upcoming October 21st screening at the venerable Mayfair Theatre. Maybe she'll answer some saucy questions. - hipCRANK Rated 4/5 Stars •  Rated 4 out of 5 stars 03/30/23 Full Review dave d Despite going by in a breeze, 'Ask Dr. Ruth' wasn't as effervescent as woman herself. One pet peeve that took me out of the movie. Ruth claims she grew up very poor, yet we have plenty of home videos of her. As someone who grew up in the middle class in the 1980s, I can tell you that video cameras were not something most could afford then let alone in the 1950s and 60s. To have that much footage and be "poor" didn't resonate. So, considering how reluctant Ruth is to talk about certain topics, how much are we really getting to know our subject? I take people to 'Gilbert" about Gilbert Gottfried. There you had an unvarnished look into a person. This is a surface, albeit entertaining, perhaps a 'Dr. Ruth for Dummies' version of the documentary I'd like to see. This is about the most the director, Ryan White, could have plucked out of the movie. Final Score: 6.6/10 Rated 3.5/5 Stars •  Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 03/31/23 Full Review Audience Member That frigging inspirational background music just ruined the movie. Rated 3/5 Stars •  Rated 3 out of 5 stars 02/20/23 Full Review Read all reviews

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