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reviews

COCO

It’s amazing how much love connects the head and the heart.

Posted on November 27, 2017September 22, 2019
festivals, reactions, screenings, TIFF

IF YOU SAW HIS HEART plays TIFF 2017

A confessional, amorous, and honest cinematic letter from a promising new director.

Posted on September 13, 2017September 17, 2017
reviews

ROSEWATER

Where does one find the strength to endure, when they are locked in a cell all alone?

Posted on November 16, 2014November 21, 2014
festivals, reactions, TIFF

ROSEWATER plays TIFF 2014

Stop me if you’ve heard this one, but a journalist walks into an Iranian prison…

Posted on September 10, 2014September 13, 2014
trailers

If You Talk Too Much: ROSEWATER Trailer

We all know the man is insightful and funny, but can Jon Stewart direct? Ask me again this time next week.

Posted on September 3, 2014September 6, 2014
trailers

Love is Blindness – BLINDNESS Trailer

I must beg forgiveness for not writing lately. I’m in a new job you see, and thus a tad distracted. However with the summer movie … Read More ›

Posted on April 7, 2008March 30, 2012

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