Ongoing Spotlight: September 27, 2016
STORKS [PG] B Going in with lowered expectations meant that I thoroughly enjoyed the latest feature from screenwriter Nicholas Stoller …
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‘The Hollars’ Is a Creative Family Affair
John Krasinski, best known for playing Jim Halpert on the hit television series The Office, has enjoyed occupying a familiar …
Movie Review: ‘The Magnificent seven’
Movie critic T.T. Stern-Enzi reviews ‘The Magnificent Seven’ and the new Netflix original series ‘Easy’. Source: Movie Review: ‘The Magnificent …
Toronto Makes ‘La La Land’ an Oscar Favorite
At the just-concluded Toronto International Film Festival, from which I have just returned after nine days, orange shirt-wearing volunteers lurked …
Failure to Launch at TIFF 2016
Ewan McGregor’s ‘American Pastoral’ falls flat What happens when a festival darling flies too close to the spotlight’s glare? Every …
Infinite Views of TIFF 2016: Offscreen, Onscreen
A week ago, during the first day of TIFF, with a precious extra 90 minutes of time between afternoon screenings, …
Infinite Views of TIFF 2016: Another Reflection of/on Obama
Who or what is Barry? I paraphrase Cornel West often, and will do so again here, because he has spent …
‘The Birth of a Nation’ Bears Strange Fruit
TORONTO – Here at the Toronto International Film Festival, the screening of The Birth of a Nation attracted much attention. With daring …
Infinite Views of TIFF 2016: The Music of Conversations
Initially, I planned to title this installment, Interviews – Part 2. Not terribly original, I know, but since it’s a …
Infinite Views of TIFF 2016: Interviews
When is an interview “not an interview?” Pretty much anytime I happen to be in the driver’s seat for one …
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