2024: The Year of Fierce Female Performances

There were some BIG disappointments in 2024. Films with major directors or all-star casts or both, that were highly anticipated … More

Favorite Films at the 51st Telluride Film Festival

Every person who attends a festival will have their own unique impression of that event. So much of our experiences … More

There are many film festivals in Philadelphia. Many of them support diversity and try to be accessible. The BlackStar Film … More

In the last few days, I’ve watched 17 films. Those would be short films, but still…it’s a lot. As a … More

As a film writer, I believe my job isn’t to tell you what you should watch. I believe my role … More

I’ve written a few times this year about the abundance of concert films in 2023. There was the re-release of … More

This has been a very good year for concert films and for fans of great cinematic experiences; films that were … More

40 years ago, one of the best concert films ever made was released. “Stop Making Sense”, shot over four nights … More

Traveling to Telluride from Helsinki with 13 boxes of hand-crafted instruments, the Finnish musical group, Cleaning Women, made their first … More

There were a lot of fabulous films that were released last year. Did I see everything I wanted to see? … More

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