The saying “it is what it is” comes to mind when describing Taken 3. While that's certainly a cop-out in film criticism, unlike the thrillers that promise thril...
While I certainly won't evoke Chicken Little, and while the box office was down this year, the sky is not totally falling cinematically. But if we're speaking...
With a kind of quiet reserve, Big Eyes is a rare effort from the Tim Burton that plays it straight. The director wisely keeps the Burton-esque touches to a mini...
Opening with cold, narrative efficiency, Rupert Wyatt’s remake of Karel Reisz’s 1974 film is a stylish mess. Mark Wahlberg stars as Jim Bennett, a down-on-his-l...
In a season of Oscar-bait one of the most daring films of the year can be found in that perhaps sole multiplex in your region that frequently dedicates a screen...
Observant, quiet and authentic, Lily, the feature film debut of director/co-writer Matt Creed stars his co-writer Amy Grantham as a young artist in the final st...
Needy and broad, Take Care is an exhausting experience for all the wrong reasons. Expanding what might make for an effective 20-minute short with carefully obse...
Sweet and silly, Dr. Cabbie follows in the footsteps of broad Bollywood and Canadian comedies melding both sensibilities into a contemporary narrative that’s as...
Let’s just admit it up front: every religion has interesting, funny, good-hearted folks that are trying to make the world a better place. In fact, I’m willing t...
Tracing the life, times and political ideology behind Nas’ groundbreaking 20-year old album, Time Is Illmatic is a new seminal hip-hop documentary. Much like La...
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.
