The Contrarian Collector: To NFT or Not to NFT
What do Uber, Wallstreetbets, and NFT’s have in common? Perhaps more than we think. NFT’s (Non Fungible Tokens) are all
Read moreWhat do Uber, Wallstreetbets, and NFT’s have in common? Perhaps more than we think. NFT’s (Non Fungible Tokens) are all
Read moreIf you’re thinking of letting a page of art go so you can get something new, should you sell it
Read moreI probably would not have met David Roach if not for a mishap during the summer of 2014. I was
Read moreHBO’s The Righteous Gemstones is the latest Danny McBride HBO vehicle after Eastbound & Down and Vice Principals. Eastbound &
Read moreI should have written this up in time for Valentine’s Day, but better late than never. I gave up collecting
Read moreA quick typing of ‘Monty Python’ into the search bar on Netflix will drag up: Monty Python and the Holy
Read moreRamin Bahrani’s The White Tiger adapts Aravind Adiga’s 2008 Man Booker Prize winning novel. The novel itself, published as a
Read moreIn Martin Scorsese’s documentary miniseries Pretend It’s A City, the famed director basically puts a mike on Fran Lebowitz and
Read moreFrancis Ford Coppola’s new cut of The Godfather, Part III – Coda: The Death of Michael Corleone – will come
Read moreChristmas can be a time of repetitive X-Mas classics: It’s A Wonderful Life, National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation, Scrooged, various Grinch
Read moreDavid Fincher’s latest film, Mank, is a portrait of famed screenwriter Herman Mankiewicz and the director’s first feature film in something
Read moreFunny Boy, directed by Deepa Mehta (no relation to the 1968 film Funny Girl, starring Barbra Streisand), is Canada’s entry for
Read moreAmericans have always had a contentious relationship with unions. People associate them with socialism. And in the 70s, especially after
Read moreThe Borat sequel Borat Subsequent Moviefilm, or Borat Subsequent Moviefilm: Delivery of Prodigious Bribe to American Regime for Make Benefit
Read moreThe Lady From Shanghai (1947) is a well known noir by Orson Welles although it’s not as well known as
Read moreTwo notable works by Sidney Lumet that make an excellent pairing are Dog Day Afternoon (1975) and Network (1976). A
Read moreSingle White Female (1992) is a thriller directed by Barbet Schroeder. It stars Bridget Fonda as the eponymous young women
Read moreChristopher Nolan‘s new film Tenet is about an unnamed CIA operative (John David Washington) — referred to only as “The
Read moreWhat will become of theatrically run movies? The blending between the forms of television and film is a phenomenon we
Read moreMovie theatres were allowed to open in Toronto this past Friday, July 31st. People have been anticipating the ability to
Read moreJay Baruchel‘s Random Acts of Violence is a horror movie that gets stuck somewhere on the road between a deconstruction
Read more“I have no opinion on that point, but I want you to clearly understand that there was nothing profitable
Read moreLisa Wool-Rim Sjoblom‘s memoir Palimpsest: Documents From a Korean Adoption from D&Q is an excellent polemic. It makes the
Read moreThe new instalment in Michael Apted‘s Up series, 63 Up, is excellent. This series of documentaries, which started with
Read moreMarriage Story, the new film written and directed by Noah Baumbach, is simply one of the best films of
Read moreI always meant to read Stephen King‘s sequel to his classic 1977 novel The Shining but never did — perhaps
Read moreDuh Nah Dun Dun Nah Duh Nah Dun Dun Nah When you hear those portentous hammer blows creep across
Read moreIn what seemed like a left turn in Frank Miller‘s storied career, it was announced that he would be
Read morePedro Almodovar‘s new film Pain and Glory (or Dolor y Gloria in Spanish) is a lovely paean to filmmaking,
Read moreAt three and a half hours in length (with no intermission), I expected that the sold out cinema audience
Read moreThe Lighthouse, Robert Eggers‘ second feature film (the first being the outstanding The Witch), is not going to appeal to
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