Suggesting from its opening credits the idea of a zero-sum game, My Piece of the Pie is slightly more allegorical than it should be – this type of Trojan ho...
The process of rebelling is often against your own past and, in that spirit during the magic of SXSW, The Other F Word is a compelling documentary I happened ...
If you are keeping count there have been four films concerning faith released just in the last month or so – The Mighty Macs (made in 2007) counters the patern...
When one sees 250+ films in a given year one tends to remember both the really good ones and the ones that insulted your intelligence or wasted your time. T...
Tom Petty was right – the waiting is, indeed, the hardest part. Paranormal Activity 3 involves much waiting, some neat effects, more waiting, and then an en...
From the opening frame Wetlands commands our attention. A naked, Marie (Pascale Bussières) walks through an open field and down to the wetlands, in the bliste...
Taylor Lautner is out of his league. What works in the Twilight series - where everyone is about as human as a doll - from Mattel Inc., isn't functional in ...
The Education of Auma Obama is a compelling character sketch of the internationally-educated half sister of President Barack Obama. She currently resides ba...
Despite following the travels of an American, Goon is about as Canadian as Rush, and thankfully a lot more fun than the opener of TIFF 2010, Score: The Hock...
Set in a city landscape far removed from the artificial glamour of Las Vegas (ground heavily treaded in other indie films), Think of Me attempts to understand...
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.
