TIFF Review: Mads Mikkelsen is superb in Thomas Vinterberg’s intoxicating ‘Another Round’
Plot: A group of friends who happen to work together as teachers in the same school decide to go on an experiment: drink all day... Read More
Toronto International Film Festival
TIFF Review: ‘Shadow in the Cloud’ aims high but crashes and burns
How does one watch a movie like SHADOW IN THE CLOUD? Pretend that the gremlin is Max Landis. This will all make sense by the... Read More
TIFF Review: Suzanne Lindon’s ‘Spring Blossom’ is a charming tale of first love
Plot: A 16-year old girl enters a romantic relationship with an older theatre actor whose play is being performed nearby. Review: Suzanne Lindon’s SPRING BLOSSOM... Read More
TIFF Review: ‘Memory House’ fails to illuminate, keeping its Brazilian folklore out of reach
Plot: An Indigenrous-Black man from Brazil’s rural north struggles to earn acceptance in his community. When he is informed that he must take a wage... Read More
TIFF Review: Despite strong performances from its leads, ‘Wildfire’ is doused by lackluster storytelling
Plot: After having suddenly and mysteriously disappeared for almost a year, a women returns to her hometown in Ireland and tries to blend in despite... Read More
TIFF Review: ‘The Truffle Hunters’ digs up one of the year’s most moving films
Plot: In Italy, where truffle hunting is a culinary obsession, a number of elderly hunters continue to practice what they believe is a true passion... Read More
TIFF Review: Rosamund Pike is a standout in J Blakeson’s sharp and clever ‘I Care A Lot’
After the disappointment that was The 5th Wave, director J Blakeson makes his return to a smaller budget film that must rely more on its... Read More
TIFF Review: The deeply earnest ‘Good Joe Bell’ is a story of self-redemption
Plot: The true story of an Oregon father, Joe Bell, who sets out on a walk across America in honor of his son. Review: Reinaldo... Read More
TIFF Review: ‘Notturno’ doc highlights the aftermath of war told through the eyes of those who lived it
Plot: Filmed in several parts of the war-torn Middle East, NOTTURNO documents the aftermath of war through the eyes of civilians whose lives have been... Read More
TIFF Review: Sam Pollard’s riveting ‘MLK/FBI’ looks at Hoover’s attempt to destroy an American hero
In my June op-ed, about America’s growing moral dissonance systemically reinforced by the entertainment content we consume, I describe the normalization of the military industrial complex... Read More
2024 North Carolina Film Critics Association (NCFCA) Nominations 
2024 Philadelphia Film Critics Circle (PFCC) Winners: ‘Anora’ Named Best Film Among its Six Awards 
2024 Utah Film Critics Association (UFCA) Nominations 
2024 Black Reel Awards Nominations: ‘Nickel Boys,’ ‘The Piano Lesson’ Lead