Florida Film Festival ends

The 10-day Florida Film Festival drew to a close yesterday. For a look back at my complete coverage, click here. And look for my on-camera interviews with Bob Balaban and Sam Rockwell on this site in about a week.

Film criticism is a dangerous business

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Sometimes I surprise myself

Sometimes I surprise even myself with my movie reviews. For example, I never would have predicted a slight thumbs-up for ANOTHER Liam Neeson kidnapping film, but nevertheless I’ve given 2 1/2 stars to the unoriginal and unchallenging yet surprisingly enjoyable A Walk Among the Tombstones. On the other hand, it’s a slight thumbs-down (2 1/4 […]