London Film Festival Review: Loving Vincent – “Utterly magnificent”
When I was first sent the information for Loving Vincent, the world’s first fully painted film, I knew I’d be impressed – even if the film...
Read MoreLondon Film Festival Review: Mutafukaz – “A riotous delight”
When Angelino, a large-headed orphan, and his skeletal (literally) friend find themselves chased by some men in suits who seem intent on...
Read MoreLondon Film Festival Review: Gemini – “Thrilling, suffocating, and moody”
Gemini starts with a black screen, then cuts to a girl holding an iPhone in a car, moonlight catching her face, as psychedelic electronica...
Read MoreReview – 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...
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