Watching the show with my mom, sister and niece. We’ve seen few of the films, but God help us, we have our opinions.

A 10-year veteran of film criticism and local writing says farewell.

Simply asking your local restaurants and super market managers “Where’s this produce from?” can make a real difference.

The Chair for the Hampton Roads Chapter of the Virginia Production Alliance’s mission to see every movie released in 2010.

“I used to be somebody,” sings Bad Blake, played by the incomparable Jeff Bridges. “Now I am somebody else.”

Even in this age of advanced media where we’re awash in visual images, a treasure of non-fiction films drew audiences to specialized art screens in big cities. Most of these films premiered locally at Norfolk’s Naro Cinema.

The Virginia Festival of Jewish Film takes place through Jan 31 at the Roper Performing Arts Center.

Jay talks about the gorgeous place in the Amazon basin where Texaco and Petro-Ecuador dumped over 18 billion gallons of toxic wastewater, and nobody cared enough to clean up their mess.

“Imaginative” is the first word that comes to mind when discussing Avatar, and “boring” is the other.

I saw a room full of adults remembering how exciting it is to so ardently want that BB gun, to scheme and feel guilt and excitement about what Santa thinks of you, the disappointment of not getting what you want, the elation of surprise.