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 ...
Watch This: BLUE IS THE WARMEST COLOR
It happened this week: Blue is the Warmest Color hit Netflix streaming. I've already written how moving I found this film, what a compelling performance Adele Exarchopoulos delivers. No matter. The news that the film is now streaming on Netflix merits mentioning it yet again. The film didn't get ...
What I watched this weekend
It's the first week of February, and so far I've seen about 30 new (to me) films in 2014. It feels like a lot, but also - it doesn't feel like many at all. At the end of every week, I'm always left wishing I'd fit in more. And the list of what I want to see just keeps growing! Add to that the ...
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 ...
On Cartoons for Grown Ups
One of the best perks of living in New York City - besides amazing food options, unparalleled diversity and wonderfully accessible public transit - is the weekly influx of new film. Every Friday, a new crop of titles debuts, so many that it's impossible to keep up (though trust me, I try!). When ...