MIFF 2016 Film Review: Operation Avalanche (2016)
byNo one will think it’s fake because how insane would this be? There’s an excellent moment in Rodney Ashcer’s documentary Room 237 where the…
Mad Men
Film Review: Hello, My Name is Doris (2015)
byIf the #OscarsSoWhite controversy didn’t make it clear, then Mr Generic Superhero von White Dude number 37 should be proof enough that Hollywood and…
Film Review: Sleeping With Other People (2015)
byThe problem with most recent American rom-coms is that they’ve been neither romantic enough nor funny enough. Judd Apatow’s overly long and underly funny movies, which…
Film Review: The One I Love (2014)
byHaving followed Elizabeth Moss riding the countless bumps of 1960s gender inequality over seven seasons of Mad Men, seeing her in contemporary garb is a little strange….
Film Review: North by Northwest (1959)
byNorth by Northwest has recently been restored and is being showcased at the Astor Theatre in a 4K DCP (digital cinema package) print. Enhancing the original 1950s production values in its VistaVision wide aspect ratio, no other Hitchcock film was so extensively filmed on location.
Film Review: Bridesmaids (2011)
byTwo years ago I took place in what I thought was a daring social experiment. I trotted on down to the local cinema to…
Film Review: A Single Man (2009)
byBy James Madden. Viewed 04/03/10 From the opening image of Tom Ford’s directorial debut, A Single Man, you can tell that you are in…