John Fink

The Future of Moviegoing According to CinemaCon 2014

The general mood and tone of the reporting out of CinemaCon, the last week's Las Vegas-based conference for movie theater owners, is essentially, "well, what’s next?" With two anxieties -- international piracy and the digital transition -- quelled, the focus appears to be on new apps like recliner seating, laser projection, 4D, advertising, growing attendance and living in harmony with other “screens."...

[Review] Cesar Chavez

Diego Luna’s Cesar Chavez is an entertaining history lesson, but not quite an exact biopic; the story restricts its focus to a five-year period, ending with the...

[Review] Sabotage

Directed by David Ayer, Sabotage isn’t quite the police procedural-meets-character study of his previous feature, and his finest work, End of Watch. Ayer, inter...

[Review] Stay

A little too on the nose, Stay, directed by Wiebke von Carolsfeld (best known for her work as an editor) is a romantic drama rich in atmosphere. Starring Taylor...

[Review] Just a Sigh

A captivating romantic adventure, Just a Sigh resonates with a radiant performance by Emmanuelle Devos as a beautiful middle-age actress who spends an afternoon...

[SXSW Review] Our Vinyl Weighs a Ton

Our Vinyl Weighs a Ton is an insightful and often fun documentary about Stones Throw Records, an imprint started by Chris Manak (aka Peanut Butter Wolf) as a me...

[SXSW Review] The Great Invisible

Margaret Brown’s The Great Invisible is often a frank reminder of what George W. Bush once said: “America is addicted to oil.” Exploring the event and aftermath...

[SXSW Review] Honeymoon

Honeymoon is a kind of Trojan horse; going in cold and not knowing that its playing in the “Midnighters” section of SXSW, you’d think you were in just another f...

John Fink

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.