Review – Kingsman: The Golden Circle – “The puppies are cute”
Kingsman: The Golden Circle is the sequel to 2014’s Kingsman: The Secret Service. Director Matthew Vaughn (Layer Cake) returns, along with...
Read MoreLondon Film Festival Review: Beauty and the Dogs – “Flawless and harrowing and so important”
Beauty and the Dogs (Aala Kaf Ifrit) follows a woman in Tunisia through a painfully long night as she tries to press charges against the...
Read MoreLondon Film Festival Review: Beast – “A beautifully twisted delight”
Beast begins with a strong and engaging opener that leaves you feeling like you know exactly what’s happening… and then spends...
Read MoreTIFF Review: Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri – “Brilliant”
It is really hard to blend comedy and tragedy together and do it well. Even Shakespeare had two different kinds of plays. It’s...
Read MoreIn Episode 62 of After the Ending we talk Close Encounters of the Third Kind & Smokin’ Aces
I co-host a podcast with Mike Spring. Called After The Ending, we talk about what happens after various films finish. We look at what...
Read MoreTIFF Review: Hostiles – “Gorgeous”
A U.S. Calvary Captain on the verge of retiring escorts a Cheyenne Chief and his family back to Montana. After her husband and children...
Read MoreTIFF Review: The Wife -“Excellent “
When I exited the premiere of The Wife, I heard, more than once, the utterance from women in the crowd, “I could relate to that...
Read MoreAwards announced at TIFF 2017
The 42nd Toronto International Film Festival officially concluded on September 17th with free screenings of Grolsch People’s Choice Award...
Read MoreTIFF Day 10 – C’est la Vie!
The final day of the Toronto International Film Festival. The crowds at last day screenings were rowdy and showed bittersweet excitement...
Read MoreTIFF Day 9 – 55 Steps, My Days of Mercy, Plonger
In the home stretch with only one day ahead, the penultimate day of the Toronto International Film Festival had three main premieres to...
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