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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Synecdoche, New York (2008)

August 2, 2010

After a blow to the head, increasingly decrepit theater director strives to make his mark on the artistic world to win back his wife and daughter by re-creating his worlds. The dream-like premise is clever and engaging, but also stressful and boring at times. A bit too much like life.