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Sundance 2024 Review: Seeking Mavis Beacon – “Incredibly creative filmmaking”

Sundance 2024 Review: Seeking Mavis Beacon – “Incredibly creative filmmaking”

Posted by on Feb 3, 2024 in All, documentary, Film, Headline, Reviews | 0 comments

In 1987, the world got a new teacher.  Her name was Mavis Beacon, and she taught typing on your computer screen.  This educational...

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Sundance 2024 Review: Good One – “a quiet, nuanced film”

Sundance 2024 Review: Good One – “a quiet, nuanced film”

Posted by on Jan 29, 2024 in All, drama, Film, Headline, Reviews | 0 comments

That writer-director India Donaldson wanted to re-visit herself as a teenage girl for her feature debut, Good One, is commendable....

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Sundance 2024 Review: Black Box Diaries – “It’s all essential”

Sundance 2024 Review: Black Box Diaries – “It’s all essential”

Posted by on Jan 29, 2024 in All, documentary, Film, Headline, Reviews | 0 comments

The opening of Shiori Ito’s feature documentary debut, Black Box Diaries opens with a warning. This review will do the same.  To...

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Sundance 2024 Review: Every Little Thing – “an uplifting, emotional, beautiful film.”

Sundance 2024 Review: Every Little Thing – “an uplifting, emotional, beautiful film.”

Posted by on Jan 27, 2024 in All, documentary, Film, Headline, Reviews | 0 comments

I can only hope that director Sally Aitken continues to create documentaries about extraordinary women whom you may not know by name.  In...

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Sundance 2024 Review: Never Look Away – “Margaret Moth was an amazing, enigmatic woman.”

Sundance 2024 Review: Never Look Away – “Margaret Moth was an amazing, enigmatic woman.”

Posted by on Jan 26, 2024 in All, documentary, Film, Headline, Reviews | 0 comments

Margaret Moth was an amazing, enigmatic woman.  Spending the vast majority of her time in the male-dominated world of combat journalism,...

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TIFF 2023 Review: The Royal Hotel – “Uses the thriller genre to ramp up the tension.”

TIFF 2023 Review: The Royal Hotel – “Uses the thriller genre to ramp up the tension.”

Posted by on Sep 18, 2023 in All, Film, Headline, Reviews, thriller | 0 comments

In a Q&A period after the second screening of The Royal Hotel at the Toronto International Film Festival, director Kitty Green...

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TIFF 2023 Review: Quiz Lady – “A fun and delightful comedy”

TIFF 2023 Review: Quiz Lady – “A fun and delightful comedy”

Posted by on Sep 15, 2023 in All, comedy, Film, Headline, Reviews | 0 comments

Have you ever wondered from the warmth and comfort of your couch if you could win Jeopardy?  Sure, you know all the answers at home, but...

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TIFF 2023 Review: NYAD – “It’s about the journey as much as the accomplishment.”

TIFF 2023 Review: NYAD – “It’s about the journey as much as the accomplishment.”

Posted by on Sep 15, 2023 in All, biopic, drama, Film, Headline, Reviews, sport | 0 comments

“A diamond is just a lump of coal that stuck with it,” a poster on the wall says. After 30 years of not swimming, Diana Nyad...

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TIFF 2023 Review: Lee – “Compelling and moving moments”

TIFF 2023 Review: Lee – “Compelling and moving moments”

Posted by on Sep 15, 2023 in All, biopic, drama, Film, Headline, war | 0 comments

Kate Winslet rarely disappoints, especially in period pieces, and the same rings true in Lee, a biopic that tells the story of Lee Miller,...

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TIFF 2023 Review: Wicked Little Letters – “A joyous, light-hearted comedy”

TIFF 2023 Review: Wicked Little Letters – “A joyous, light-hearted comedy”

Posted by on Sep 13, 2023 in All, comedy, Film, Headline, Reviews | 0 comments

“This is more true than you’d think” states the beginning of Wicked Little Letters.  And the fact that this is based on...

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