FFCC recognizes Polk Theatre

I’m proud to announce that, upon my suggestion, the Florida Film Critics Circle has recognized the historic Polk Theatre, in Lakeland, Florida, with our top yearly honor, the Golden Orange. Congrats! For more information on this “Mediterranean atmospheric” cinema build in 1928, go here. And for the complete list of the Circle’s year-end awards, visit […]

The best films of 2022

As the year is drawing to a close, the annual scramble to compile “best of 2022” lists is heating up. As usual, I probably won’t be happy with my list until well into the new year. And even then, mine is a list that keeps changing once I discover new films — and that process […]