I Was A Simple Man Archives

The New Yorker’s Best Films Of 2021 Include ‘Zola,’ ‘Passing’ & Quite A Few Docs

December 3, 2021 1:20 pm

In our annual aggregation of some of the most respected Best Films of the Year lists, we like to highlight folks that offer unique opinions regarding cinema. We’ve already seen John Waters offer up a pretty of...

‘I Was A Simple Man’: Hawaiian Ghost Story Recalls Apichatpong Weerasethakul’s Earthly Dreamscapes [Sundance Review]

Carlos Aguilar

January 29, 2021 6:25 pm

Festivals, News, Reviews

Set on the trench that divides waking reality from the subconscious, director Christopher Makoto Yogi’s moody sophomore effort “I Was a Simple Man” achieves the narrative fluidity of dreams in a multigeneratio...

25 Most Anticipated 2021 Sundance Film Festival Premieres

Gregory Ellwood

December 15, 2020 3:01 pm

Awards Campaign, Features, Festivals, News

The fact there are even 72 selections for the 2020 Sundance Film Festival is something of a miracle. The fall festivals had the benefit of movies that mostly shot before the pandemic hit in March. Outside of t...

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