Month: September 2023

Hewson and Gordon-Levitt share warm chemistry and a beautiful song in ‘Flora and Son’

Jeff Mitchell

“Flora and Son” (2023) – Meet Flora. As director/writer John Carney’s (“Once” (2007), “Begin Again” (2013), “Sing Street” (2016)) film opens, Flora (Eve Hewson) and her bestie dash to a dance floor at a small Dublin club and bust up some serious, electric moves. This big-personality, short-in-stature 31-year-old grooves with a purpose, with a certainty.  At first glance, Flora seems to have all the answers, as she boogies with her bud to release tension, have fun, and possibly meet a guy.  We soon discover she doesn’t possess all the solutions…

The Best of TIFF 2023 – Part Two

Jeff Mitchell

Following the Sept. 15 “The Best of TIFF – Part One” article, here are five more of my favorites from the 48th Annual Toronto International Film Festival.  Now, yours truly didn’t catch the TIFF Audience Award winner, “American Fiction” starring Jeffrey Wright, but I did watch 46 other movies over 11 days and highly recommend that you seek out this cinematic quintet, films that will hopefully soon arrive at a theatre or streaming service near you!  “Anatomy of a Fall” – Samuel (Samuel Theis), a husband and father, falls to…

‘Dumb Money’: This GameStop stock market story is a worthwhile buy

Jeff Mitchell

“Dumb Money” (2023) – Roaring Kitty! Who or what is Roaring Kitty?  It sounds like a CrossFit team name or a Cats of Instagram sensation.  In director Craig Gillespie’s (“Lars and the Real Girl” (2007), “I, Tonya” (2017)) Wall Street dramedy/biopic, Roaring Kitty is Keith Gill’s (Paul Dano) YouTube handle.  You see, Keith offers investment advice to his followers all over the U.S.A. and beyond.  Craig and screenwriters Lauren Schuker Blum and Rebecca Angelo didn’t make up this moniker out of thin air.  “Dumb Money” is based on Keith’s real-life…