Review: Cyrano – “It all adds up to a very beautiful picture”
“Children need love. Adults need money.” These are words spoken to Roxanne (Haley Bennett) in the beginnings of Joe Wright’s latest...
Read MoreReview: Gold – “Efron excels here, showcasing his talents in a way that we haven’t seen”
“Some time. Some place. Not far from now.” These words form the ambiguous opening to Australian director Anthony Hayes’...
Read MoreSundance 2022 Review: The Janes -“A timely and urgent film”
In Illinois in the 1960s abortion was a crime. I’m sure that those of us fortunate enough to live in places where this important part of...
Read MoreSundance 2022 Review: God’s Country – “A film without clear answers, instead seemingly meant to provoke conversation”
In 2015, director Julian Higgins adapted a short story from author James Lee Burke, Winter Light into a short film. It told the story of a...
Read MoreSundance 2022 Review: My Old School – “A light, fun watch with some absolutely jaw-dropping moments of absurdity”
If you lived in Scotland in the mid 90’s there was probably no escaping this story, the story of Brandon Lee. No, not that Brandon...
Read MoreSundance 2022 Review: Palm Trees and Power Lines – “A gut-wrenching look at exploitation and predation”
Never are we perhaps more impressionable and vulnerable than when we are teenagers just trying to figure everything out. Certainly that...
Read MoreSundance Announces 2022 Award Winners
Since its opening day, on January 20th, the Sundance Film Festival has (virtually) screened 84 feature films and 59 short films. The...
Read MoreSundance 2022 Review: Resurrection – “Rebecca Hall proves she’s still one of the best actors working today”
In Resurrection, the sophomore feature from writer-director Andrew Semans, Rebecca Hall plays Margaret, a single mother who has a...
Read MoreSundance 2022 Review: Emily the Criminal – “Another impressive outing from Aubrey Plaza”
Emily (Aubrey Plaza) is absolutely drowning under the weight of her student debt, $70,000 that she owes from her time in art school....
Read MoreSundance 2022 Review: Happening – “Made with sensitivity and compassion”
Winner of the Golden Lion at the 2021 Venice Film Festival, Happening is one of three films at Sundance this year to highlight...
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