TIFF.40 – Day Three: I Saw ‘Keith Richards: Under the Influence’

September 12, 2015

Keith Richards is a genius when it comes to living life to the fullest. And I want to go on …

TIFF.40 – Day Two Spotlight: ‘Demolition’

September 12, 2015

TIFF serves as the launchpad for films seeking to attract awards season buzz. From the Best Picture juggernaughts (12 Years …

September 11, 2015

Take if you will, a picture, of you and I waiting in line, a highly charged queue of international cinephiles …

April 22, 2015

Back in a 2012 Huffington Post interview (in support of her current release Can’t Go Back) with Mike Ragogna, singer-songwriter …

April 16, 2015

In the Marvel Comic Book world, the character is routinely called “The Man Without Fear,” but the tagline never crops …

April 3, 2015

One of the fascinating aspects of longevity in arts criticism is tracking the evolution of, in this case, a filmmaker …

March 24, 2015

My wife can’t seem to stand watching Anne Hathaway. She likens it to a chore, true drudgery, because, in her …

March 12, 2015

Prior to screening Eva, the new release from Spanish director Kike Maíllo, I happened to be driving along when the …

February 27, 2015

This week, I’m 0-for-2 when it comes to my early tagline scouting for the new releases. I imagined the new …