Guess who’s coming to dinner? It’s Madea and Larry the Cable Guy. Tyler Perry’s A Madea Christmas is another fascinating trainwreck of a Tyler Perry film. Like ...
I admit I’m unfamiliar with Langston Hughes’ Black Nativity, a libretto that serves as the source material for Fox Searchlight's latest release, but I have a fe...
A little over two years ago, on a rainy Sunday afternoon, I walked into a small Toronto art house and discovered the gem that is Starbuck, the French-Canadian c...
Walk with me back to a kinder, gentler time before Tyler Perry; The Best Man arrived in 1999 as another entry into a movement that was long overdue. Love Jones ...
With his latest feature, prolific documentary legend Frederick Wiseman continues his cycle of examining institutions, beginning in a Massachusetts hospital ...
The Pervert’s Guide to Ideology is a rather challenging film to review; like his other, rather useful The Pervert’s Guide to Cinema (and his collaborations with...
The great Gene Siskel famously had a test a film with this stellar of a cast would have to pass: is it more interesting than watching a documentary of these act...
Brisk and informative, The Paw Project, from director Dr. Jennifer Conrad, is a look at practice of cat declawing and, ultimately, the lobbying efforts to have ...
I’m in Love with a Church Girl is the worst kind of faith-based film; preaching the converted, it continually talks about a hip Christian life style as an alter...
It’s been awhile since I’ve seen Brian De Palma’s Carrie, but I’m not sure a remake is necessary, even if it's made by a filmmaker I greatly admire, despite her...
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.
