Wanderweg
Friday, March 8th, 2013—FilmWanderweg (Canada 2013, Documentary), Writer/Director: Neeko Paluzzi Early last week, I got an email from Neeko Paluzzi inviting me to watch and review his debut film, which premiered at the Mayfair Theatre last night. He sent this synopsis of Wanderweg: Five years ago, when I lived in Switzerland, I wrote a letter to my future [...]
Still Mine (and a bit of Bliss)
Friday, March 1st, 2013—FilmStill Mine (Canada 2012, Drama), Writer/Director: Michael McGowan Bliss (Canada 2013, Drama), Writer/Director: Amanda Sage I was pretty excited to learn that my short movie, Bliss, would be screened at the 2013 Kingston Canadian Film Festival. After all, Kingston was my stomping grounds during my Queen’s University days, and the festival was founded by my [...]
Beasts of the Southern Wild and Daughters of the Dust
Wednesday, January 30th, 2013—FilmBeasts of the Southern Wild (USA 2012, Drama/Fantasy), Writers: Benh Zeitlin, Lucy Alibar; Director: Benh Zeitlin Daughters of the Dust (USA/UK 1991, Drama/Romance), Writer/Director: Julie Dash I almost wrote about Beast of the Southern Wild in my 2012 year-end “wrap-up,” but I just couldn’t crunch it in; there’s so much to say about it. I [...]
The Sessions and Zero Dark Thirty
Sunday, January 20th, 2013—FilmThe Sessions (USA 2012, Drama), Writer/Director: Ben Lewin Zero Dark Thirty (USA 2012, Drama/History/Thriller), Writer: Mark Boal; Director: Kathryn Bigalow In the last couple weeks, I saw two wonderful films; both recount true events, both explore extraordinary resilience in the face of tremendous adversity, and both had a very big impact on me. The Sessions [...]
Brick, Stories We Tell and Les Misérables
Monday, December 31st, 2012—FilmBrick (USA 2005, Mystery), Writer/Director: Rian Johnson Stories We Tell (Canada 2012, Documentary), Writer/Director: Sarah Polley Les Misérables (USA 2012, Drama/Musical/Romance), Writer: William Nicholson; Director: Tom Hooper Having seen so many great films in 2012—and with my movie excitement spiked thanks to the recent news that my short film, Bliss, got into the 2013 Vancouver [...]
