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tt stern-enzi
ContributerHaving spent 20 years as a freelance writer and film critic in the Greater Cincinnati region (covering the film industry and film festivals with the alt-weekly Cincinnati CityBeat and television affiliate Fox19, while earning distinction as an accredited critic on Rotten Tomatoes and membership in the Critics Choice Association), tt stern-enzi began curating film programs at the Mini Microcinema and other regional venues, also serving on the advisory board for the University of Cincinnati Center for Film & Media Studies. These efforts have paved the way for tt to step into the role of lead programmer/curator for the rebranded Over-the-Rhine International Film Festival during its first two years before settling into the position of artistic director for the 2021 edition. He is also a board member of the Film Festival Alliance and Art House Convergence.
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"Nothing about us without us" is a rallying cry, most recently pronounced among the disability community as efforts are made to guarantee greater representation in front of and behind the camera.
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The notion of the singular visionary matters so much, because they, like the novelists who explore the lives of recurring protagonists, maintain the greatest degree of control over their worlds and characters we continue to want to spend time with, film critic tt stern enzi writes.
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A truly stupendous premise for a television or streaming series is confined to certain obvious limits, but what happens when a storyteller dares to dream big and move things to the big screen?
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Or, how film critic tt stern-enzi got bitten by the reality TV bug.
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We want (and need) to believe that documentaries are the unadulterated truth. But is the falsehood here something more meaningful?
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At Sundance, film critic tt stern enzi was determined to find takes on paterfamilias. Not just fathers, but parents he could see as a reflection of the type of father he wants to be.
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Fresh from the Sundance Film Festival, film critic tt stern enzi recounts the most intriguing titles that might catch fire either at the box office or as part of awards season 2025.
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If there is a theme to this year's top films, it's that 2023 gave us movies that made us feel.
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When it works, a multi-layered magic spell can enchant audiences (and even leave them begging for more).
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Could this post-COVID/strike-impacted year create opportunities for a crop of certifiable greats to find themselves clutching that long-elusive golden statue?