I love a good documentary. And a good documentary, like any other film genre, is hard to come by. Last year's heavy-hitters like Blackfish and The Act Of Killing stood out in a pack of less-than-worthy non-fiction pics. This year, Citizenfour snuck up on me. As in, I hadn't heard anything about it ...
A Golden Weekend
Last week marked the 50th iteration of the Chicago International Film Festival, making it one of the oldest film festivals in the country (NYFF hit 52 this year; San Francisco is already at 57!). For growing up a stone's throw from the city, I only really attended the festival once I'd moved away ...
Coming Soon: October
The best movie time of year rolls on. Here's what I'm seeing in October. October 3 Gone Girl - one of the most anticipated films of my year (and everyone else's) is David Fincher's adaptation of Gillian ?'s wildly popular dark novel. Like Fight Club and Girl With The Dragon Tattoo before it, ...
Coming Soon: June
Welp, I didn't do so hot on my movie-going in May. Lots of films I wanted to see, just didn't make the time to get to most of them. Hopefully, with just one trip away this month (and it's a trip home! rejoice!), I'll do better in June. Though the fresh sunlight and summer breeze is tempting as the ...
A pretty great vibe
I've been back a little over a week now, and I'm still taken with Seattle. Despite the rough start getting there, I enjoyed a great weekend away exploring a new town, trying new restaurants and seeing a few new films. A guest of the Seattle International Film Festival, I was lucky enough to be put ...