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‘Clemency’: Alfre Woodard Stuns In A Movie You May Never See [Sundance Review]

January 28, 2019 5:09 am

Awards Campaign, Festivals, News, Reviews

PARK CITY - Alfre Woodard may have graced us with the performance of her career. This is not hyperbole. It is not an exaggeration. As a prison warden grappling with the toll of overseeing the executions of men ...

‘Monos’: Guerillas At The Edge Of The World [Sundance Review]

Joe Blessing

January 27, 2019 1:15 pm

Festivals, News, Reviews

For some, it’s a dream, for others a nightmare, but from “Lord of the Flies” to “Survivor,” people never get tired of wondering what life would be as free of the constraints of civilization. It’s an especially ...

‘The Wolf Hour’: Naomi Watts Gives A Striking Raw Nerve Performance [Sundance Review]

Jason Bailey

January 27, 2019 12:25 pm

Festivals, News, Reviews

“The Wolf Hour” begins with a big, tight close-up of Naomi Watts’ face, and proceeds with the same sense of scrutiny. She’s in every scene of this character study— in nearly every shot, in fact—and delivers a p...

Wounds: Dakota Johnson & Armie Hammer Do Psychodrama Horror For The ‘Under The Shadow’ Director [Sundance Review]

Jason Bailey

January 27, 2019 10:05 am

Festivals, News, Reviews

Babak Anvari’s “Wounds” is a movie that includes gaping injuries, rearranging heads, and thousands of cockroaches, but you come away with the distinct impression the filmmaker just wanted to make a film about a...

‘The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind’: Chiwetel Ejiofor’s Directorial Debut Is Endlessly Humanist [Sundance Review]

Jason Bailey

January 25, 2019 10:47 pm

Festivals, News, Reviews

There’s something marvelous about the way in which some actors transition to directing, and bring to their projects the specific qualities that make them such memorable performers. It’s there in the clipped pro...

‘Stieg Larsson: The Man Who Played With Fire’ Is An Interesting Yet Sadly Unkicked Hornet’s Nest Of Good Ideas [Sundance Review]

Warren Cantrell

January 25, 2019 10:15 pm

Festivals, News, Reviews

An interesting and well-sourced documentary that probes a largely unfamiliar side of a world-famous author, “Stieg Larsson: The Man Who Played With Fire” is nevertheless hobbled by a lack of critical introspect...

Margaret Qualley and Nicholas Alexander, Adam

‘Adam’: A Case Of Mistaken Sexual Identity Makes For A Charming, Timely Rom-Com [Sundance Review]

Kimber Myers

January 25, 2019 9:45 pm

Festivals, News, Reviews

Though it takes place in 2006, Rhys Ernst's directorial debut feels like a throwback in more than just its setting. "Adam" is premiering at the Sundance Film Festival, and it's reminiscent of the LGBTQ+ indie m...

‘Native Son’ Sadly Proves Its Still Relevant 80 Years After Publication [Sundance Review]

Gregory Ellwood

January 25, 2019 2:57 am

Awards, Awards Campaign, News, Reviews

PARK CITY - There is a moment in Rashid Johnson's "Native Son" where unbeknownst to him, a woman admires Big (Ashton Sanders) and says when they made him, "they broke the mold." It's a pointed moment, but also ...

‘Ask Dr. Ruth’ Trailer: Sundance Doc Takes A Look At One Of The Most Influential Voices On Sexuality

Charles Barfield

January 9, 2019 1:29 pm

News

Last year, thanks to one of the year’s best documentaries, Mister Rogers dominated the film industry. In 2019, Hulu and Magnolia Pictures is hoping Dr. Ruth Westheimer will have the same impact, thanks to the u...

Sundance 2019: Films by Dan Gilroy, Shia LaBeouf, Chiwetel Ejiofor & More Announced In First Wave Of Festival

Charles Barfield

November 28, 2018 4:06 pm

Festivals, News

Yes, 2018 still has another month left before its demise, but that doesn’t mean we can’t already be looking ahead to 2019 and the first major film festival of the year — Sundance. Today, the folks behind the Su...

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