Rubin Safaya

Rubin Safaya is a member of the Dallas-Ft. Worth Film Critics Association and an annual guest speaker on international cinema at Richland College’s Multicultural Center. Mr. Safaya is also a listed Tomatometer Critic at Rotten Tomatoes.

Film Review: ‘The Trial of the Chicago 7’ favors sensationalism over social impact

(Niko Tavernise / Netflix) “The Democratic Convention is about to begin in a police state.” – Walter Cronkite 1968 was a… Read More

September 24, 2020

TIFF Review: Shortcuts and misdirected focus don’t ring true in ‘Good Joe Bell’

courtesy of TIFF A road paved with good intentions, GOOD JOE BELL begins as a story about the shared physical… Read More

September 15, 2020

TIFF Review: ‘No Ordinary Man’ examines the life of legendary trans musician Billy Tipton

I think of myself as many things that define me, the least of which is my gender.  It’s not because… Read More

September 14, 2020

TIFF Review: ‘Wolfwalkers’

Courtesy of TIFF Tomm Moore, director of THE SECRET OF KELLS (co-produced with Nora Twomey whose THE BREADWINNER premiered at… Read More

September 13, 2020

TIFF Review: Byrned Bridges in ‘American Utopia’

Image courtesy TIFF. "My Name is David Byrne.  I can't take credit for that.  I had no choice in the… Read More

September 10, 2020

TIFF Review: Nicole Riegel’s ‘Holler’ resonates with rural plight

Jessica Barden in Holler (courtesy Level Forward) Writer/director Nicole Riegel's feature debut, Holler, expands upon her 2016 short of the… Read More

September 10, 2020

Film Review: ‘Da 5 Bloods’ asks ‘Where are all the movies about Black war heroes?’

DA 5 BLOODS (L to R) JONATHAN MAJORS as DAVID , ISIAH WHITLOCK JR. as MELVIN , NORM LEWIS as… Read More

June 12, 2020

Bong Joon-Ho’s PARASITE wins NSFC (National Society of Film Critics) Best Picture

PARASITE (Neon) Founded in 1966 by Hollis Alpert and Pauline Kael, the National Society of Film Critics supplies the official… Read More

January 4, 2020

Film Review: ‘Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker’ – The Force Ghost of Banality, Now and Forever

J.J. Abrams, Oscar Isaac and Neal Scanlan with Klaud on the set of STAR WARS: THE RISE OF SKYWALKER Incestuous… Read More

December 18, 2019

Interview: From tactics to scale, Oscar-winning director Sam Mendes talks ‘1917’

(from left) Dean-Charles Chapman, director/co-writer Sam Mendes and George MacKay on the set of 1917 NOTE: This interview discusses in detail… Read More

December 17, 2019

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