Vice (feat. production designer Patrice Vermette)
Thursday, January 24th, 2019—FilmVice (USA 2018, Biography/Comedy/Drama), Writer/Director: Adam McKay Last month, a few days after the start of what has become the longest government shutdown in U.S. history, Vice hit theatres. Just as writer/director Adam McKay’s The Big Short exposed corruption in the U.S. mortgage market, Vice explores the same beast in politics—American in particular, but also […]
Every Brilliant Thing
Wednesday, December 20th, 2017—FilmEvery Brilliant Thing (USA 2016, Documentary), Writers: Duncan Macmillan, Jonny Donahoe; Directors: Fenton Bailey, Randy Barbato Babies laughing. That would be on my list if I kept a list of Every Brilliant Thing worth living for. That’s what the unnamed central character does in Every Brilliant Thing, a play by Duncan Macmillan, which was filmed […]
A Better Man
Wednesday, August 16th, 2017—FilmA Better Man (Canada 2017, Documentary), Writer/Directors: Lawrence Jackman, Attiya Khan When my friend TS told me a couple years ago about an upcoming documentary that explores conversations between a woman and her former abuser, I was amazed and excited. I’d never heard of any film like it, and I knew how important it could […]
Arrival
Friday, November 11th, 2016—FilmArrival (USA 2016, Drama/Mystery/Sci-Fi), Writer: Eric Heisserer; Director: Denis Villeneuve I write this piece with such a heavy heart. It has been a dark, difficult week. It feels sadly fitting that the great, the legendary Leonard Cohen, who left us days ago, named his most recent album You Want It Darker. We have gotten that. […]
The Babadook
Wednesday, August 24th, 2016—FilmThe Babadook (Australia/Canada 2014, Horror), Writer/Director: Jennifer Kent I took my time getting to The Babadook, but this one is definitely a case of “better late than never.” Horror is a genre I tend to avoid. I hate gratuitous violence and don’t like being scared just for the hell of it. The Babadook is horror […]
