Josef Woodard's SBIFF Reports

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Watching uwantme2killhim?, Cupcakes, and Gabrielle. Read story.
Wednesday, February 5, 2014

A Master’s Passing, and the Show Going On
Remember Hoffman, seeing The Gambler, Wounded, Tryptych, BFFs, and Queens & Cowboys. Read story.
Tuesday, February 4, 2014

Around the World, for Better and Worse
Sam, Omar, La Jaula de Oro, Adria Blues, and more in this mid-Sunday report. Read story.
Sunday, February 2, 2014

Horseplay and Spliffcakes
A mid-Saturday report from deep inside SBIFF 2014. Read story.
Saturday, February 1, 2014

Jumping Into the Ocean of Cinema
Report from the opening hours of SBIFF 2014. Read story.
Friday, January 31, 2014

Veteran Critic Reflects, Predicts
Josef Woodard prepares to dive into SBIFF 2014, his annual 10-day screencation. Read story.
Thursday, January 30, 2014

A Wrap and a Mass “Yes”
Some final thoughts on SBIFF 2012 from our film critic and veteran fester. Read story.
Monday, February 6, 2012
Paying Respects to an SBIFF Titan
Remembering Mike DeGruy; plus, Nothing Like Chocolate, directors, and Gardens & Villa. Read story.
Sunday, February 5, 2012
The Music Never Stops
Our critic finds more to enjoy during SBIFF 2012’s Cinesonic sidebar; plus reviews of international films. Read story.
Saturday, February 4, 2012
Musical Highs and Artful Low Notes
Our critic doesn't like Starbuck, but enjoys some of SBIFF 2012’s sonically inclined films. Read story.
Saturday, February 4, 2012
Woodard Reports: Cornered by Corners of the World
Our critic’s latest thoughts on SBIFF’s docs and funny pics. Read story.
Thursday, February 2, 2012

SBIFF 2012 Mid-fest Report
A look at the film fest midway through the 10-day, 11-night event. Read story.
Thursday, February 2, 2012

A Tale of Two Docs
Whore's Glory and Nicky's World reveal opposing sides of SBIFF. Read story.
Wednesday, February 1, 2012
Woodard Wacky for Scorsese
Our critic pens a love letterish review of the king of cinema's visit to town; plus more SBIFF reviews. Read story.
Tuesday, January 31, 2012
Day for Night at SBIFF
Late nights and early mornings allow our critic to reveal his best films of the fest so far. Read story.