Delightful and funny in a cheesy, silly way, The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge Out of Water is a kind of cinematic sugar rush. While, like a Krabby Patty, not entirel...
A strong and impressive debut, Take Me To The River was one of the most accomplished features we saw at Sundance. Telling the story of a teenager Ryder (Log...
Lacking the accessibility of Guy Maddin’s earlier and most accomplished features, including My Winnipeg and Brand Upon The Brain, one ought to enter The Forbidd...
A rich and moving character-driven drama, Across the Sea, from first time filmmakers Nisan Dag and Esra Saydam, transposes a few tropes you might find in mumble...
Falling short of the best political sausage making films and TV series such as The War Room and Tanner 88, Sweet Micky For President is a somewhat insightful if...
With subtle nods to classic Hollywood melodramas, Black or White is a classical contemporary social issue film with notes of Douglas Sirk, wrapped in a courtroo...
While both sides of the political spectrum are debating immigration reform and American Sniper, Amira & Sam has come along as a unique paradigm-shifting rom...
Playing like an explosion at the Cannon Films factory, Turbo Kid is part Mad Max, part Nintendo movie classic, and part The Wizard with a sinister midnight madn...
A strong, quiet and confident debut feature, Take Me to the River announces the arrival of its writer-director Matt Sobel, whose first feature shows quite a com...
A tough nut to crack, Aloft is a poetic drama exploring a rather abstract issue: that line between faith and the openly observable. Written and directed by Clau...
John Fink is a New York City area-based critic, filmmaker, educator and curator. He currently serves as the Artistic Director of the Buffalo International Film Festival.
