Michaela Watkins: Mother-Sister-Woman
From Casual to The Way Back (but better in reverse) Pre-CoronaVirus Binge cycle with my wife began a few weeks …
Category Archives: Musings
Trauma is Hard to ‘Swallow,’ But Redemption Awaits in ‘Legion’
Critical analysis requires time and a healthy degree of perspective. Our current situation provides us with both, which creates a …
What Does ‘The Night Clerk’ Represent?
As both a film critic and the film programmer for the Over-the-Rhine International Film Festival in Cincinnati, the last couple …
#TIFF2019: Once Upon a Festival…
Covering the festival for a Midwestern alternative weekly, while also scouting films for a festival makes curating a screening schedule …
#TIFF2019: The World on Stage and Screen
Day Eight of the Toronto International Film Festival played with narrative sources and the idea of what’s going on in …
#TIFF2019: Going Off the Beaten Path
Part of the thrill of attending the Toronto International Film Festival, especially in this age of expanded access to film …
#TIFF2019: The Unbreakable Joker Strikes Again
Keeping track of the actors who have played live action versions of the Joker feels a bit like picking your …
#TIFF2019: From A Tearful Rage to Bittersweet Melancholy
A slowly developing narrative line has snaked its way through my festival screenings thus far. From Waves, the powerful All-American tragedy focused …
#TIFF2019: A Beautiful Day Four in the Neighborhood
I, like practically every other filmgoer last summer, fell hard for Won’t You Be My Neighbor?, the shockingly necessary Morgan …
#TIFF2019: Annette Bening Close-Up on Day 3
I’m at the point in my annual Toronto International Film Festival coverage where I’ve come across a performer of note …
