Jim Crow-Era Set Road-Trip Film ‘Green Book’ Bypasses Real Racial Conversation
This drama-comedy follows the story of Dr. Don Shirley, a black classical pianist who hires Tony Lip (Viggo Mortensen), an …
Category Archives: Black Eye
REVIEW: Delve into a Wealth of Cynicism in ‘Widows’
Oscar-winning Steve McQueen’s jagged-edged thriller follows a high-stakes heist set in South Side Chicago — but doesn’t follow the genre’s …
Composing the Quiet Desperation of ‘Wildlife’
Paul Dano’s directorial debut, starring Carey Mulligan and Jake Gyllenhaal, explores the dissolution of a marriage. I have come to …
Seeking More than Beauty from ‘Beautiful Boy’
As a first-time film festival programmer (for the rebranded Over-the-Rhine International Film Festival), I found myself in the position countless …
In ‘The Hate U Give’ Starr Carter Seizes Control of Her Own Narrative
In ‘The Hate U Give’ a young woman grapples with two identities—who she is in a predominantly black community and …
Double Feature – ‘The Sisters Brothers’ & ‘Bad Times at the El Royale’
‘Bad’ is one of those terms that gets thrown around far too loosely, like ‘genius’ and maybe its time for …
Robert Redford’s Last Ride in Cincinnati-filmed ‘Old Man and the Gun’
I’ve been trying to recall the first time I saw Robert Redford onscreen —not via cable reruns or on VHS, …
Double Feature – ‘The Bookshop’ & ‘The Wife’
For the modern double feature to truly work, films need hooks, some element that breaks the surface, sinking into the …
A Legend Is Born in ‘Blaze’
Director Ethan Hawke turns his attention to a roving, rambling music man. The life of Country musician Blaze Foley is …
TIFF18: My Festival Narrative
This blog is my story and this is the closing chapter on TIFF18. More so than most of the last …
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