John Fink

[SXSW Review] How to Die in Oregon

How To Die in Oregon is an alarmingly personal documentary examining the ethics and politics of killing oneself through what some call “physician-assisted suici...

[SXSW Review] Foo Fighters: Back and Forth

The Foo Fighters were a band born from two other bands – Nirvana and Sunny Day Real Estate. On a national stage they went through the growing pains other band...

[SXSW Review] Dragonslayer

The scariest thing about Dragonslayer is that in most places in this country you need a permit to get a dog or cat, but any idiot can have a child. Dragonslay...

[SXSW Review] Paul

Paul is a highly enjoyable love letter to geek fandom. Starting at Comic-Con (where else?), two British sci-fi enthusiasts (Simon Pegg as Graeme and Nick Fros...

[SXSW Review] Beginners

Beginners is a heartbreaking, soulful exploration of both hetero and homosexual repression. It’s a deeply personal and haunting narrative recalling other ho...

[SXSW Review] Bridesmaids

Note: although South by Southwest’s programming department considered last night’s screening of the upcoming comedy Bridesmaids a work in progress, in his intro...

[SXSW Review] Blacktino

Blacktino is nothing short of revolutionary. As a crowdpleaser, it’s so frank about diversity, the notion is reduced to its smallest unit: the individual. Aaron...

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.