John Fink

[Review] Last Vegas

The great Gene Siskel famously had a test a film with this stellar of a cast would have to pass: is it more interesting than watching a documentary of these act...

[Review] The Paw Project

Brisk and informative, The Paw Project, from director Dr. Jennifer Conrad, is a look at practice of cat declawing and, ultimately, the lobbying efforts to have ...

[Review] I’m in Love with a Church Girl

I’m in Love with a Church Girl is the worst kind of faith-based film; preaching the converted, it continually talks about a hip Christian life style as an alter...

[Review] Carrie

It’s been awhile since I’ve seen Brian De Palma’s Carrie, but I’m not sure a remake is necessary, even if it's made by a filmmaker I greatly admire, despite her...

[Review] Baggage Claim

During the first 20 minutes of Baggage Claim, it dawned on me: if you’re up for this movie, you’ll have a mostly good time. This is simple enough, until mid-fil...

[Review] Battle of the Year 3D

Dance movies, typically, are amongst the best kinds of films for 3D, although motion is heavily regulated and carefully controlled. I remember listening to Jon ...

[TIFF Review] People In Places

Opening with a hilarious (and extremely awkward) first date at an empty restaurant, Juan Cavestany’s People In Places is unapologetically strange and often very...

[TIFF Review] Sex, Drugs & Taxation

Imagine for a moment if the heroes of Klown, Frank and Casper, landed in the 60's, at the height of the sexual revolution, and started taking over small Danish ...

[TIFF Review] Beyond the Edge

The narrative-driven documentary Beyond the Edge, arriving on the 60th anniversary of the first successful Everest summit by Sir Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norg...

[TIFF Review] Starred Up

In an opening sequence, as he's arriving to adult prison, Eric (Jack O’Connell) is given a thorough inspection in a moment that clues us in to the kind of movie...

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.