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Category: thoughts & opinions

Long-form posts dedicated to film and film-going.

essays, thoughts & opinions

FREE SOLO: A Rebuttal

Oh you were finished? Well then allow me to retort.

Posted on January 29, 2019July 3, 2019
essays, matineecast, podcasts, thoughts & opinions

On Forgiveness

Pardon the interruption, but I need to say something about finding common ground.

Posted on August 18, 2018September 21, 2019
blind spot series, essays, site news, thoughts & opinions

Eyes Open: A New Phase and A New Home for The Blind Spot Series

On my appreciation for what cinema has handed me the last five years…and on handing it over to someone else.

Posted on January 26, 2018July 3, 2019
essays, thoughts & opinions

Dear Doc…

Without heroes, we are all plain people and don’t know how far we can go.

Posted on November 8, 2017July 3, 2019
essays, thoughts & opinions

Decade: Reflecting on Ten Years of Writing The Matinee

Ten years of film. Ten years of love. Ten years of life.

Posted on August 20, 2017July 3, 2019
essays, thoughts & opinions

She Said, She Said: Reflections on the #52FilmsByWomen Project

Fifty-two films. Fifty-two women. One year that changed my understanding of the films we watch.

Posted on January 4, 2017July 3, 2019
essays, thoughts & opinions

Dear Dad…

Time for me to take joy in the joy of others

Posted on November 27, 2016July 3, 2019
essays, thoughts & opinions

Dear America…

What you are feeling today is fear, and fear can be a good thing.

Posted on November 9, 2016July 3, 2019
essays, thoughts & opinions, TIFF

These Women’s Work: A TIFF Spent with Films By Female Filmmakers

Thoughts on dedicating TIFF 2016 to The Female Perspective

Posted on September 21, 2016September 11, 2020
essays, thoughts & opinions

9 Crimes: Marking the Ninth Blog-a-Versary of The Matinee

Reflections on a nine oh-so-fine years.

Posted on August 20, 2016July 3, 2019
essays, site news, thoughts & opinions, TIFF

The Blueprint: A Unique TIFF for The Matinee

Now and then, you have to change things up…even when it comes to the things you enjoy the most.

Posted on August 19, 2016July 3, 2019
essays, thoughts & opinions

Past in Present: The TCM Petition and The Trouble With “Classics”

A movement makes one wonder what’s a classic and what’s just “old”

Posted on August 4, 2016July 3, 2019

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