There's a family story I've heard at holidays and cookouts since I was a kid. A joke, really. And that's the story that my great grandmother went to high school with Ray Kroc, founder of McDonald's. Had she played her cards differently, we might all be in very different circumstances today. Imagine! ...
Coming Soon: Summer 2016
Later this year, I'll spell out by month every movie I plan to see before we ring in 2017, as I've been doing on this space for the last couple of years. It's the best time of the year for great film, and I'm always heading out to see one or two or three movies in a week. Sharing all that screen ...
Watch This: Brooklyn
In January, as I trudged through mountain snow between theaters to catch what I could at Sundance, I kept tabs on my phone, trade alerts pinging every few hours with the latest deal-making news: what's hot, what's not, what's selling, who's buying. This was the year Me and Earl and The Dying Girl ...
Coming Soon: November
November hits the sweet spot of Fall releases, as the great films are poised for a strong end-of year run before awards campaigning goes into full effect. More than a few films opening this month are already garnering Best Picture buzz - I imagine the film taking home to top Oscar is in the mix here ...
Watch this: Spotlight
After a week watching films at TIFF as directed, I am not ashamed to admit that I took some time on my last day to see a few films I wanted to see. That included The Danish Girl (skip it) and He Named Me Malala (catch it). I would've seen more had there been enough hours in the day, but alas I could ...