Lost ‘In the Heart of the Sea’
Back in 2013, during the opening weekend of the Toronto International Film Festival, I settled upon a unique double feature, …
Category Archives: Black Eye
Simien’s Femmes Step Up in Their Latest Projects
Justin Simien set his explosive dramedy Dear White People on a fictional Ivy League campus and purported to focus on …
Being Like Michael B. Jordan
A RISING STAR BATTLES PAST STUMBLING BLOCKS By T.T. Stern-Enzi Michael B. Jordan’s meteoric rise to fame has been quite …
The Future of Art House Theaters and Film Festivals in the Queen City
In 2008, a restaurant explosion began in Over-the-Rhine’s Gateway Quarter on Vine Street with Lavomatic, which has been replaced by …
The Critical Turkeys of 2015
TAKING A DECIDEDLY SUBJECTIVE LOOK BACK AT THE MISCUES OF THE YEAR By T.T. Stern-Enzi Typically, I would rather not …
‘Creed’ Spins Off into It’s Own Glorious Orbit
Right away, Ryan Coogler lets us know that we’re in good and special hands with Creed, his Rocky spinoff that …
An Immigrant Finds a New Home in ‘Brooklyn’
JOHN CROWLEY’S FILM SINGS A LOVELY IMMIGRANT SONG By T.T. Stern-Enzi Rating: PG-13; Grade: A Cornel West, in the introduction …
Tough Guy Charms in ‘Brooklyn’
I still remember the first time I took notice of actor Emory Cohen onscreen. In the Derek Cianfrance film The …
A Resourceful Pair Breaks Out of ‘Room’
We tell ourselves the world is a big place, but director Lenny Abrahamson (Frank), adapting Emma Donoghue’s novel Room, shows …
A Piercing ‘Spotlight’ Uncovers Hidden Truths
Journalism takes center stage in Tom McCarthy’s fine exposé Rating: R – Grade: A Every year the Toronto International Film …
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