Film Fixations
So many films, so little time
I May Die Historic Tonight on Fury Road
My Oscar picks are in, and I’ve gone very long on George Miller and Mad Max: Fury Road. With all the chatter about Spotlight vs The Big Short and the love-hate people have for The Revenant, I thought I would go with Miller’s action packed, edge of your seat, crowd pleasing splendour. The only film I […]
MoreThe Woman in Gold – Stories that need to be told
The trailer for this film did not do it justice, in my opinion. It is a really great movie with an important story to tell. Maybe if it had been an HBO film it would have done better. I know the producers bet on a small number of films to go big or go […]
MoreHail, Caesar! Written and directed The Coen Brothers
I am one of the Coen Brother’s original fans and I was supposed to see it with my daughter, but could not wait to see it. Too many trailers taunting me. I was a bad mother and went to see it without her on the opening Friday. My first impression was that it lacked a […]
MoreYouth, dir Paolo Sorrentino
I saw this film not because I chose to but because it was thrust upon me by way of a surprise pre-TIFF screening for members. Each year Piers Handling hand selects a film for TIFF Patron Circle members before the festival activities begin. Last year we saw the highly enjoyable Force Majeure. This year his selection was […]
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