The sun has gone down on a Wednesday night in Toronto. What was a bright and sunny May day after what has been a rather miserable spring has turned into a rather chilly night. I’m not usually the sort to hang out on a rooftop drinking beer when the temperature drops down to single digits,…
Listening to the the emotional confessions that make up PROJECT NIM, I found one question repeating in my head: With how emotionally involved all the scientists were getting in the experiment, how could they possibly have counted on purely quantifiable mathematic results? You might set out to prove that it’s possible to create a drug…
“What’s a talent wasted?” This question is posed by a parent in JIG. Specifically, it’s posed by a woman whose daughter has the potential to be a world champion Irish dancer. What she asks, is what good is it to know that someone is gifted and not do everything you can to nurture that gift.…
What do you think about when you hear the words “New Orleans”? Probably Jazz, Mardi Gras, Bourbon Street, and Voodoo. How about Indians? I know, me neither, but local tribes known as Mardi Gras Indians are a huge part of New Orlean’s cultural legacy. They have a long and sometimes sad history within Louisiana, they…
For many of us, finding an outlet for anger is difficult. I can only imagine that is has to be monumentally more difficult when the source of one’s anger played itself out in popular culture. Such was the well documented case for Conan O’Brien one year ago during his fallout with NBC. What happened next…
Perspective is a great thing. The passing of time allows us the opportunity to reach to a higher shelf, dust off something we haven’t experienced in several years, and try it out again almost as if it was the first time. Sometimes such moments can be disastrous, and you sadly discover something you thought was…
When I think about the best docs I’ve seen, I find that they all land on a sweet spot for me as a viewer. The very best nonfiction films I’ve experienced unspool with a perfect blend of interesting subject matter and perfect execution. It’s not enough just to fascinate, or look pretty. To be truly…
