Inside of the World of Pure Imagination
Before the viewing of We’re All Going to the World’s Fair starts, director Jane Schoenbrun instructs the audience attending the…
Reviews
The Woman in Charge of it All
I need to come clean. I don’t drive. The last time I was behind the steering wheel was in 2016,…
The New York Jewish Film Festival Jan. 13-26, 2021
Sure, it was sorely disappointing not to view the 24 narrative dramas, documentaries and shorts up on the big screens…
New Directors/New Films 2020 (Dec. 9-20)
Do you remember the last movie you saw in a real theater, up on a big screen? Our memories grow…
DOC NYC Film Festival Nov. 11-19 – Critic’s Choices
Consider for a moment what’s been recently showing in two very different movie-going Americas. On Oct. 30 The New York…
Clipping the Wires Off the Sapling in Ema Ryan Yamazaki’s Koshien: Japan’s Field of Dreams
“Dedicate every moment of your life towards the team’s victory.” 129 teenage boys sit huddled closely together, the air thick…
New York Film Festival – Critic’s Choices
2020 New York Film Festival – For the first time in its 58 year history, Manhattan’s NYFF wasn’t shown in its Lincoln Center home. Senior Film Critic Kurt Brokaw watched it all online, reviewing his favorite narrative dramas, documentary features, and outstanding shorts.
The Gay Agenda is Alive and Well: These Thems
“Look at all these…thems, shes, hes, zirs…” Vero says, leaning against the bar, as the smile of a proud parent…
The Tale of Two Star-Crossed Friends
Would you ever want to go back to your childhood? If so, what would you enjoy most about that trip?…