You Had To Be There
There is nothing that quite matches the euphoric effect of creative synergy. Like-minded individuals combining their talents and energies to bring alive a work of art is one of the… Continue reading "You Had To Be There"
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Sunny Dancer
Individuals who have journeyed through the valley of the shadow of death can recognize a fellow pilgrim from a grief tourist or uninitiated bystander. Gallows humor is met with laughter… Continue reading "Sunny Dancer"
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Heart of the Beast (Ayer, 2026)
I have spent nearly twenty years trying to convince myself and others that movie reviews are not simply records of personal opinions or taste. And I believe that. At the… Continue reading "Heart of the Beast (Ayer, 2026)"
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Iridescence (Lhoste, 2025)
Iridescence is a four minute, animated music video with no dialogue or musical lyrics. A drop of water is encased in a bottle and delivered by drone to a group… Continue reading "Iridescence (Lhoste, 2025)"
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Flood (Scoggin, 2025)
There are, I think, two very different documentaries vying to be born in the chaos that is Katy Scoggin’s Flood. The one is a dispassionate look at young earth creationism,… Continue reading "Flood (Scoggin, 2025)"
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Last Train to Fortune (Rifkin, 2025)
Last Train to Fortune is the second film I have watched in as many months that I didn’t actually believe I was enjoying until I got all the way through… Continue reading "Last Train to Fortune (Rifkin, 2025)"
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I Hate Myself and Want to Die (Davis, 2024)
Trigger Warning: This review contains potential plot spoilers for the film reviewed as well as for Rosetta and It’s a Wonderful Life. It also contains discussion of suicide. Assistance is… Continue reading "I Hate Myself and Want to Die (Davis, 2024)"
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Worst Enemy (Machate and Masterson, 2026)
The first thing that I noticed about Worst Enemy, a twenty-three minute short co-written and co-directed by Kevin Machate (who also stars), is that it has a very polished final… Continue reading "Worst Enemy (Machate and Masterson, 2026)"
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Why I Joined CriticBridge
Earlier this summer, I signed up for CriticBridge, a service that describes itself as a platform “connecting independent filmmakers with vetted critics and journalists…” I did not think much about… Continue reading "Why I Joined CriticBridge"
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Where Did the Adults Go? (Marsh, 2026)
I found Where Did the Adults Go? stagey. Yet in film critic lingo, “stagey” carries a more negative connotation than I felt about this particular film. Consequently, I had to… Continue reading "Where Did the Adults Go? (Marsh, 2026)"