The Best of 2024
With 2024 now in the books, it’s time to look back on the year in movies. In this first of two blogs, I spotlight my Top 10 Films of 2024.
Wrapping Up the 2024 Black Harvest Film Festival
The 30th annual edition of the Gene Siskel Film Center’s Black Harvest Film Festival is now in the books, having featured an array of narrative, documentary and short films. The event featured a strong lineup of offerings this year, perhaps the best I’ve ever seen at this festival. In all, I managed to catch six films during the festival’s two-week run. So, with that said, here’s my take on what I watched and what I thought.
Wrapping Up the 2024 Chicago Film Festival
With this year’s 60th edition of the Chicago International Film Festival in the books, I’ve completed my screenings for 2024. And here's what I thought.
This Week in Movies with Meaning
Reviews of "His Three Daughters," "The Becomers" and "Daaaaaali!," as well as a podcast preview and a film festival wrap-up, are all in the latest Movies with Meaning post on the web site of The Good Media Network.
Wrapping Up Reeling 2024
The 42nd edition of the Chicago Reeling International LGBTQ+ Film Festival is now in the books, having featured an array of narrative, documentary and short films in theaters and online. I managed to catch 12 films during the festival’s two-week run. So, with that said, here’s my take on what I watched and what I thought.
Surviving Retirement on Bring Me 2 Life
Select movie reviews from my web site are now available on the Articles & News page of BringMe2Life.
New Movies for September
Join yours truly and show host Frankie Picasso for looks at four new films and a few other surprises on the upcoming movie review edition of the Frankiesense & More video podcast, to begin airing Thursday September 19 at 1 pm ET.
A Plea for Humanity on Bring Me 2 Life
Select movie reviews from my web site are now available on the Articles & News page of BringMe2Life.com.
This Week in Movies with Meaning
Reviews of "Sing Sing," "Green Border" and "Widow Clicquot" are all in the latest Movies with Meaning post on the web site of The Good Media Network.
‘Green Border’ makes a desperate plea for humanity
There are so many things that can go wrong in life that it hardly seems wise, practical or prudent to go looking for ways to make our existence needlessly grueling. Yet, if we’re truly honest with ourselves, there are plenty of situations that can all too easily yield undue stress, pain and difficulty – and all as a result of our own making, too. But why would we do that?