Author: Ron Steury

  • To the Bone

    To the Bone

    Anorexia nervosa (AN) is one of a group of associated eating disorders which remain controversial in terms of cause and treatment. The general public sees these disorders as bizarre and puzzling. Many treatments have been attempted with limited success. Anorexia nervosa, and its associated illnesses, is a primarily psychiatric illness with a disturbingly high death…

  • Traverse City Film Festival 2017 Wrap Up

    Traverse City Film Festival 2017 Wrap Up

    [Ed. It has been a pleasure to follow Ron’s exhausting coverage of the festival. We’re blessed to have him on the team! A quick note: all feature photos were used from the official Traverse City Film Festival Flickr account which has 1000s of beautiful images of the event over the years. All copyrights belong to their…

  • Traverse City Film Festival 2017 Day 5

    Traverse City Film Festival 2017 Day 5

    My last day at the Traverse City Film Festival (TCFF) was an important one with one major film being viewed and several more having to do with events that shook America 50 years ago and continue even now to shape our policing and justice systems for the better and the worse.  In addition there was…

  • Traverse City Film Festival 2017 Day 4

    Traverse City Film Festival 2017 Day 4

    I saw some standout movies today (and a big miss), and we had another day of beautiful Traverse City weather. The King’s Choice 2016 (117 mins) Norway [Narrative Feature] Highly lauded in Europe, this much anticipated film is soon to be released in this country. Portraying a relatively unknown chapter in WWII history, it tells…

  • Traverse City Film Festival 2017 Day 3

    Traverse City Film Festival 2017 Day 3

    Another beautiful day in Traverse City and another day of mostly good movies at TCFF. After the Storm 2016 (117 mins) Japan [Narrative Feature] This highly thought of Japanese film has generated buzz and awards for the last year and I was excited to be able to see it on the big screen. A delicate…

  • Traverse City Film Festival 2017 Day 2

    Traverse City Film Festival 2017 Day 2

    The second full day at the TCFF was an excellent one, dampened only by our planned family outing to view a movie on the “Nauti-Cat” catamaran being somewhat less than hoped for because of high winds. Despite the steady breeze the day was beautiful. The Women’s Balcony 2016 (96 mins) Israel [Narrative Feature] This comedy…

  • Traverse City Film Festival 2017 Day 1

    Traverse City Film Festival 2017 Day 1

    I had a great opening day at the Thirteenth Traverse City Film Festival (TCFF) with five films viewed – two of which were great, two a little less than great and one a disappointment. After superb weather last year, today was overcast with scattered showers but I was lucky enough to stay dry. Like last…

  • I, Daniel Blake

    I, Daniel Blake

    We all have been there… stuck in the maze of some type of bureaucracy trying to figure out where we go next. In this day if we are technically adept most of us can eventually figure where to turn, who to contact, or what alternative avenue to take that will get us out of our…

  • The Circle

    The Circle

    If you are reading this review on this site, you are already more or less technologically adept. And like most of us you very likely go to the “information superhighway” for entertainment, education, and news. And you probably also use the internet to make the business and file-keeping of your life easier. To do that…

  • Tower

    Tower

    Every once in a while a documentary comes along that unexpectedly stops you in your tracks. Tower is one of those. The film tells the story of the worst U.S. mass shooting by a single person in the 20th century, and the very first episode to take place at a school. It occurred on a…