‘Nomadland’ review: Chloé Zhao’s latest stuns by finding humanity in the smallest of moments

Chloé Zhao has an ability to capture the unseen America in a way that sets her apart from any of her contemporaries.  There’s no romance in her stories – they are simply facts of life and tell of the natural…

Nomadland Review: Chloé Zhao’s Latest Stuns by Finding Humanity in the Smallest of Moments | TIFF 2020

Chloé Zhao has an ability to capture the unseen America in a way that sets her apart from any of her contemporaries.  There’s no romance in her stories – they are simply facts of life and tell of the natural…

Movie Review: Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri

Director Martin McDonagh (In Bruges, Seven Psychopaths) possess two crucial understandings of what creates excellence in character building. The first, is the belief in the duality of human nature and that the version we are today isn’t always the version of…

TIFF Movie Review: Three Billboards outside Ebbing, Missouri

To read further TIFF 2017 coverage, go here.  Director Martin McDonagh (In Bruges, Seven Psychopaths) possess two crucial understandings of what creates excellence in character building. The first, is the belief in the duality of human nature and that the version…

Movie Review: ‘Hail, Caesar!’

Every year that the Coen Brothers release a new movie, I treat it like an event. The duo’s glorious, genre-busting brand of filmmaking has made them one of the best auteurs working today, and they surprise me time and time again for…

Jon’s Movie Review: ‘The Good Dinosaur’

Like dinosaurs, there are creatures that don’t pass the test of time. They fade into obscurity, usually forgotten with the small passing of time. The Good Dinosaur will likely go the way of the dodo. The gorgeous environmental visuals, from…

Top 10 Coen Brothers Films

Picking the best films of the Coen Brothers (Ethan and Joel)  is a nearly impossible task akin to selecting which perfectly cooked medium rare steak is the most delicious. (Apologies to the vegan/vegetarian crowd.) Throughout the past 30 years and…