We never put a name to the face, as names are not required. It is brave of the residents of Oceana, West Virginia, the epicenter of OxyContin addiction to engag...
Almost Christmas, the long-awaited second feature film Phil Morrison (Junebug) is an unexpected buddy comedy. Just released from a four years in Quebec jail, an...
Inspired by a true story, director and co-writer Mo Ogrodnik finds perhaps the least interesting way to tell what might have been a compelling narrative. I’m in...
Since you have arrived at this film review, you do not like to enter the theater cold. Here’s my challenge; Some Velvet Morning is a demanding film to talk abou...
The year is 1985. The extremist African-American liberation group MOVE has headquartered itself in a West Philadelphia house in a densely populated neighborhood...
Bridegroom is a curious, highly personal documentary, an intimate portrait of Tom and Shane, two all-American kids in love from the Midwest. What is so curious ...
Richard Pryor: Omit the Logic is a mostly fitting documentary for a comic genius. With a mix of hilarious clips and interviews, it’s lively and fun without reac...
Adult World is a likeable, boarding on loveable, comedy staring Emma Roberts as Amy, a recent college graduate with a degree in poetry. Not exactly a lucrative ...
A bleak work edging towards neo-realism, Sunlight Jr. takes place in a welfare state: a trailer park outside of Tampa. There aren’t full on revaluations about t...
A Case of You is a dumb romantic comedy -- not without a few laughs, but it's certainly missing many brain cells. Sam (Justin Long) writes novelizations of popu...
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.
