I miss Bill Paxton. Sure, I never actually got to meet the man, but I loved his work. And It has been forever since I watched his film Frailty, so why not a revisit? Damn, this one is still a solid film. Mr. Meiks (Matthew McConaughey) comes to see FBI agent Wesley Doyle (Powers Boothe)….
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TIFF25: Sentimental Value dir. Joachim Trier
Sentimental Value was recommended by my classmate Betsy, who got a look at it last week at the Telluride Film Festival. She told me to run, don’t walk to see this one. So I changed my viewing schedule for the first day of the festival to start with this. And wow. A beautiful and poignant…
The Director (2025) – Daniel Kehlmann
Simon and Schuster Canada delivers a must-read for artists, film fans, and lovers of historical fiction. The Director, written by Daniel Kehlmann with a translation by Ross Benjamin, is a captivating tale of art and complicity. At the story’s center is famed filmmaker, G.W. Pabst, a renowned director. The book, through shifting narratives, paints a…
The Mind Reels 