Paterson is an odd Jarmuschian stream of consciousness with an unmistakable feel for the ordinary. A few days in the life of bus driver Paterson (played timidly and earnestly by Adam Driver), in the city of Paterson, New Jersey, seems only to inhabit…
Movie Review: Solace
“I see dead people”—surely a phrase familiar to most movie fans. Well, Solace isn’t quite the The Sixth Sense, but Anthony Hopkins sure can see into the future of dying people. The concept of the movie was intriguing, but the…
Movie Review: Always Shine
Sophia Takal has a direct vision and it’s one that initially put me off when I left the theater. In your face and vibrant with mean spirited characters, the film doesn’t offer much in the way of emotional connection or…
Interview: Hailee Steinfeld for Edge of Seventeen
I talk with Hailee about her high school experience, advice to her younger self, the importance of consent and more.
VIFF Review: After the Storm
To read previous VIFF coverage, click here. Many use the words “deceptively simple” to describe a film which makes what it’s trying to do look easy. However, I don’t think the words apply better to any director than Hirokazu Kore-eda and…
Movie Review: Deepwater Horizon
Many a film has been made of the back of real life tragedies and plenty have been delicately done, utilizing the cinematic art form to convey the sense of loss, triumph and guilt. Peter Berg is a director known for…
Movie Review: Goat
Not so much as a condemnation of fraternity life as it is a tepid critical view from afar, Andrew Neel’s Goat is all too pleased with itself when it’s showing the harsh brutality of frat life while never fully diving into what makes…