bonjour tristesse

While it pales in comparison to its 1958 cinematic predecessor, Durga Chew-Bose's adaptation of Françoise Sagan novel, is still a great (and visually appealing) story to tell. 

My Film-Forward review is here.

the wedding banquet

Despite some flawed screwball elements, I largely enjoyed this celebratory remake of Ang Lee's 1993 film. Wonderful ensemble! And now, looking at these stills, I'm realizing how great the art direction is.

My Film-Forward review here.

poetry reading!

I am reading poems on Monday, 4/21 at One and One.

First Floor Walk Up Presents Bi-Weekly Readings of

Poetry and Prose at

One and One

76 E. 1st St. @ 1st Ave

F Train to 2nd Ave Station

FREE

Monday, April 21st, 7 PM

MEGHAN GRUPPOSO

Originally from the gorgeous woods of southern New Hampshire, Meghan Grupposo holds a BFA in Dance from The Juilliard School. She is a co-founder, former COO and co-editor of NeuroNautic Institute Presents and Press. Meghan’s work can be found in her handbound chapbook, Bouquet (NeuroNautic Press), & in various anthologies, including NYC From the Inside (Blue Light Press), arriving at a shoreline and Escape Wheel (great weather for MEDIA), the Dada Journal Maintenant, Issues 14-17 (Three Rooms Press), Love Love Magazine, Polarity, & Rucksack a Global Poetry Patchwork’s multimedia project, Hair in the Wind. She’s a 2020 Pushcart Prize nominee. Meghan happily resides in New York City with her two cats.

ANDREA DeANGELIS

Andrea DeAngelis is at times a poet, writer, shutterbug and musician living in New York City. Her writing has recently appeared in Carmina Magazine, Corvus Review, HauntedMTL and Bowery Gothic. Andrea also sings and plays guitar in the indie rock band MAKAR (www.makarmusic.com) who are currently recording their fourth album, Exit Earth. She tries not to disturb her neighbors by putting her guitar amp in the closet.

MARK PURNELL

Mark Purnell is a writer, investor and musician living in New York City. His writing has recently appeared in The Molotov Cocktail and he is currently working on his debut novel. Mark sings, writes and plays piano in the indie rock band MAKAR (www.makarmusic.com).

JEFFERY BERG

Jeffery Berg is a writer who lives in Jersey City. He received an MFA from NYU. His poetry has appeared in various journals, including most recently in Pine Hills Review. His film criticism can be found at Film-Forward. His debut poetry collection, RE-ANIMATOR, is forthcoming in 2026 from Indolent Books.

VIRGINIA RANDALL

Virginia Randall grew up on the Lower East Side and her work has appeared in Narratively, Italian-Americana, Straus Newspapers and various blogs. She is a freelance culture writer and former UPI reporter. This reading takes place where she bought her comics as a kid.

the visitor

My review of The Visitor, Bruce LaBruce's punchy and profane reworking of Pier Paolo Pasolini’s 1968 Teorema, is now up at Film-Forward.

viet and nam

My review of Truong Minh Quy’s Viet and Nam is up at Film-Forward. The scenes plumbing the haunted, war-scarred history of Vietnam are particularly affecting.

momi first look 2025 festival

I was fortunate to review an amazing array of films that are a part of MoMI's 2025 First Look Festival.

Feature film reviews of 100,000,000,000,000, When the Phone Rang, and Windless here at Film-Forward.

Documentary film reviews of Elementary, Songs of Slow Burning Earth, Zodiac Killer Project here at Film-Forward.

black bag

In addition to Presence, I also enjoyed the (very different) Steven Soderbergh and David Koepp collaboration of Black Bag.

My Film-Forward review is here.