Raise a can and toast ‘The Greatest Beer Run Ever’

“The Greatest Beer Run Ever” (2022) – On a personal note, my greatest beer run occurred during my senior year of college.  It entailed a trip to a nearby Tops supermarket in Buffalo, NY, and yours truly secured enough cheap American beer to overindulge a small army. The aforementioned trek only ran a few miles, so John “Chickie” Donohue has me flat-out beat. It’s not even close.  The year was 1967, and Chickie said, “I’m going to Vietnam, and I’m bringing them beer.” “Them” are his buddies from Inwood, a…

Movie of the Week: ‘The Impossible’

“The Impossible” (2012)– A family living abroad in Japan decides to vacation on a gorgeous piece of real estate, The Orchid Beach Resort, on the coast of Thailand for the 2004 Christmas holiday. With powdery sand, lanky palm trees, blue ocean, warm sunshine, and luxurious creature comforts, this particular spot might be heaven drawn up on Earth.  For Henry (Ewan McGregor) and Maria Bennett (Naomi Watts), the pressure of raising their three young boys and climbing social and financial ladders simply melts away during lazy afternoons and comfortable evenings in…

AHFW’s Top 10 Films of TIFF 2022

The 47th Annual Toronto International Festival (TIFF) came to a close on Sept. 18, 2022, and this proud Canadian jewel – once again – delivered countless movie options for professionals and fans of all ages. This critic experienced 40 feature-length movies over 11 days, so I didn’t nearly see everything, but here are my Top 10 TIFF Films! I hope you see these movies soon at a nearby cinema. “All Quiet on the Western Front” – Director/co-writer Edward Berger delivers his nightmarish and haunting vision of Erich Maria Remarque’s 1929…