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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We want (and need) to believe that documentaries are the unadulterated truth. But is the falsehood here something more meaningful? -
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. -
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. -
If there is a theme to this year's top films, it's that 2023 gave us movies that made us feel. -
When it works, a multi-layered magic spell can enchant audiences (and even leave them begging for more). -
Could this post-COVID/strike-impacted year create opportunities for a crop of certifiable greats to find themselves clutching that long-elusive golden statue? -
Let film critic tt stern enzi be your guide to this year's festival with his 10 top picks — plus an additional title that shook and stirred a segment of the critical audience. -
The critical question is, are we able to recognize greatness at its dawning? -
As hip-hop evolves, it shifts the perspective of every cultural element it has come into contact with as well, writes tt stern enzi. -
Greenlighting projects comes with an understanding that how characters are seen and recognized matters.
