Ethan Hawke Plays It Cool in ‘Born to Be Blue’
Last year’s 40th anniversary of the Toronto International Film Festival, based on my selections, felt more like a celebration of …
Category Archives: Black Eye
The Evolution of the Black Musical Icon Onscreen
HOW FILMMAKERS AND AUDIENCES APPROACH LEGENDS By T.T. Stern-Enzi “Take if you will a picture,” isn’t that the intro to …
‘Miles Ahead’ of Traditional Biopic Conventions
During the last year of Miles Davis’ life, I passed up an opportunity to see him perform live. He was …
‘Midnight Special’ Races in to Save the Sci-Fi Genre
SPECULATIVE INDIE SCI-FI TRAFFICS IN REAL INTIMACY By T.T. Stern-Enzi What would Amy Seimetz (associate producer of “Medicine for Melancholy,” …
‘Demolition’ Man
Davis looks like a master of the universe with every single piece of the American Dream bought and paid for …
The Mad Genius of Jean-Marc Vallée
A TRUE INTERNATIONAL INDIE FILMMAKER CRACKS THE HOLLYWOOD CODE By T.T. Stern-Enzi It seems I have something in common with …
‘Remember’ Takes a Trip Down ‘Memento’ Lane
The album cover art of Joe Henry’s 2001 release Scar spotlights a man’s chest with his shirt open and a …
Identity, On Film
2016 DAYTON JEWISH FILM FEST By T.T. Stern-Enzi As both a film critic and, more fundamentally, as a passionate lover …
‘I Saw the Light’ Plays the Same Old Tune
WHAT’S WITH THE CONTINUED FOCUS ON THE “DEVIL” RATHER THAN THE MUSIC? By T.T. Stern-Enzi The opening weekend of the …
My Big Fat Greek Reunion
In 2002, I was a relatively green member of the CityBeat film section with only a little more than a …
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