I love a good documentary. And a good documentary, like any other film genre, is hard to come by. Last year's heavy-hitters like Blackfish and The Act Of Killing stood out in a pack of less-than-worthy non-fiction pics. This year, Citizenfour snuck up on me. As in, I hadn't heard anything about it ...
In the details (we never quite see)
The other night, I had to jet from yoga to a film screening - one of our docs was kicking off a local festival, and I wanted to be sure someone from the company was on hand at least for the Q&A. I was a bit delayed, but did manage to meet the festival director, say hi to the doc subject who'd ...
Mini-festival in my own time
I thought I'd seen a lot of films at Sundance. Or if not AT Sundance, a lot of Sundance films over the course of the year. And then, in the last week, I've seen no less than six films that were all selections at last year's festival. At this rate, I'll be watching 2014's selections well into ...
Watch This: Brooklyn Castle
I am a documentary junkie. I watch documentaries like your grandma watches her soaps - often and voraciously. A well-made documentary is one of the most compelling uses of visual storytelling, and I'm always on the hunt for a new one. Enter Brooklyn Castle. From 2012, this is not your typical ...
Giving you fair (cinematic) warning.
Over the years, wherever I happen to be blogging at the moment, I tend to take time in the Fall to share my excitement about the coming movie season. Because Fall and into the Winter is a veritable candy store of the best films of the year. If you happen to be a kid who loves movies like most kids ...