A former editor of millimeter, the magazine about the technology of making movies, I’ve written about movies for the World and Independent Film Page on About.com. the Kansas City Star and local site KCActive. I’m a guest critic on the independent, foreign and documentary review episodes of Steve Kraske's "Up to Date" on KCUR, the Kansas City NPR affiliate and a former member of the Kansas City Film Critics Circle.

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Nuts in May (1976)

July 1, 2010

Differing personalities clash at a Dorset campground in Mike Leigh's endearing and funny film. Pitch-perfect performances highlight the subtle subtext that rises to full-blown crisis.