Scribbles and Ramblings

Notes on two recent Steven Soderbergh films: Presence (2024) Black Bag (2025) Very few directors can boast the career arc of Steven So...

The news of David Lynch passing away on Jan 15, 2025 came as a shock especially since I had hoped that he was secretly working on one last f...

Notes on a trio of Sean Baker’s films: Take Out (2004, co-directed with Shih-Ching Tsou) Starlet (2012) Red Rocket (2021) As I await Sean Ba...

The Man in the White Suit (1951) The Ladykillers (1955) Sweet Smell of Success (1957) I was already a fan of Alexander Mackendrick as eviden...

The rage. The ever increasing rage that has been increasing across the world over the last decade. The rage increased its speed after the 20...

 doc·u·men·ta·ry noun: documentary; plural noun: documentaries     a movie or a television or radio program that provides a factual record o...

2014 marked the 30th anniversary of the Sundance Film Festival, a festival that has been the launching pad for many exciting cinematic voi...

Back in February, I had planned a spotlight on Walter Hill to coincide with the release of his new film Bullet to the Head . But unfortunat...

In early 2012, Sam Juliano’s excellent round-up of William A. Wellman’s films was an eye opener as it highlighted the need to visit Wellma...

This past April marked the 10th anniversary of the Calgary Underground Film Festival (CUFF) and the festival celebrated it by having the s...