Sundance Film Festival 2018 Archives

‘Bisbee ’17’ Trailer: Robert Greene’s Tackles The Haunting Story Of Violent Deportation In A Mexican Migrant Community

June 30, 2018 10:30 am

In 2016, filmmaker Robert Greene made waves with his film, "Kate Plays Christine." The docu-fiction film was lauded for its combination of traditional drama and documentary. Greene returns to this unique form, ...

‘Hereditary,’ ‘Eighth Grade’ & ‘The Tale’ Lead 2018 Sundance London Line-Up

Oliver Lyttelton

April 24, 2018 12:00 pm

Festivals, News

Back in 2012, the indie-film hub that is the Sundance Film Festival ventured outside the U.S. for the first time with Sundance London, a U.K-based offshoot that took some prime selections from the main festival...

Nicolas Cage Gives The Performance Of A Lifetime In Bizarre & Bloody ‘Mandy’ [Sundance Review]

Russ Fischer

January 31, 2018 5:05 pm

News, Reviews

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Once every few years Nicolas Cage refreshes his mystique with a performance that radiates energy like a city on fire. Nearly a decade since Cage’s last such turn (in Werner Herzog’s "Bad Lieutenant: Port Of Cal...

‘Monsters And Men’ Lacks The Complexity Its Story Deserves [Sundance Review]

Jordan Ruimy

January 30, 2018 4:24 pm

News, Reviews

Reinaldo Marcus Green's "Monsters and Men" strives to capture the zeitgeist, tackling police brutality, as three characters, from three different stories, are connected to a shooting which leaves an unarmed bla...

Danny McBride & Rosemarie DeWitt Shine In Overcooked ‘Arizona’ [Sundance Review]

Jordan Ruimy

January 30, 2018 1:57 pm

News, Reviews

Danny McBride has always been a great screen presence, whether in indies such as David Gordon Green's "All the Real Girls," right through to comedies such as "Pineapple Express" and "This is the End." He's alwa...

‘Leave No Trace’ Is An Unforgettable, Universal Experience [Sundance Review]

Jordan Ruimy

January 30, 2018 12:31 pm

News, Reviews

Eight years ago, director Debra Granik along with a then unknown Jennifer Lawrence premiered "Winter's Bone" to a stunned Sundance audience. The film would go on to garner four Oscar nominations (Best Picture, ...

‘Juliet, Naked’ With Ethan Hawke & Rose Byrne Isn’t Even A One Hit Wonder [Sundance Review]

Gregory Ellwood

January 30, 2018 10:17 am

Awards Campaign, Festivals, News, Reviews

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PARK CITY – In theory, Nick Hornby’s 2009 novel “Juliet, Naked” would seem like a slam-dunk romantic comedy that any studio or financier would have jumped at the chance to make. Annie (Rose Byrne), a woman liv...

Overstylized ‘Monster’ Can’t Hide Film’s Conventional Core [Sundance Review]

Jordan Ruimy

January 29, 2018 5:08 pm

News, Reviews

Based on a YA novel by Walter Dean Myers, "Monster," adapted by Radha Blank, Cole Wiley and Janece Shaffer, is a messy, conventional but likeable film that will likely strike a chord with unadventurous moviegoe...

‘Blaze’: Ethan Hawke Delivers A Raucous, Unconventional Musical Biopic [Sundance Review]

Jordan Ruimy

January 29, 2018 11:06 am

News, Reviews

Blaze Foley (Benjamin Dickey) was a not-very well-known country-blues singer who ultimately became an inspiring figure for many of today's country stars. Foley (born Michael David Fuller) died of a gunshot woun...

‘Assassination Nation’: Social Media Satire Misses The Mark [Sundance Review]

Jordan Ruimy

January 28, 2018 11:32 am

News, Reviews

“Assassination Nation” starts off in deliciously horrific fashion, with a warning about the "sensory assault" that's about to happen onscreen. "Fragile male egos" are told to brace themselves for murder, bullyi...

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