I have to come at this post from a few different angles. Well, two angles. One as a straight review - I got a chance to see the film while I was in Seattle. The other is as a former Indianpolis-ite (?), specifically one who worked the city's film scene for 8 years. With that in mind, I'm not ...
In the details (we never quite see)
The other night, I had to jet from yoga to a film screening - one of our docs was kicking off a local festival, and I wanted to be sure someone from the company was on hand at least for the Q&A. I was a bit delayed, but did manage to meet the festival director, say hi to the doc subject who'd ...
What I watched this weekend
It's the first week of February, and so far I've seen about 30 new (to me) films in 2014. It feels like a lot, but also - it doesn't feel like many at all. At the end of every week, I'm always left wishing I'd fit in more. And the list of what I want to see just keeps growing! Add to that the ...
Mini-festival in my own time
I thought I'd seen a lot of films at Sundance. Or if not AT Sundance, a lot of Sundance films over the course of the year. And then, in the last week, I've seen no less than six films that were all selections at last year's festival. At this rate, I'll be watching 2014's selections well into ...
On Cartoons for Grown Ups
One of the best perks of living in New York City - besides amazing food options, unparalleled diversity and wonderfully accessible public transit - is the weekly influx of new film. Every Friday, a new crop of titles debuts, so many that it's impossible to keep up (though trust me, I try!). When ...