‘Rotting in the Sun’ review: Sebastián Silva’s raunchy, indulgent self-referential satire shocks and thrills | Sundance
Sebastián Silva wants to die. That is Sebastián Silva, the fictional artist protagonist of Rotting in the Sun, written and directed by real-life Chilean auteur... Read More
Donny Sheldon
Donny Sheldon is a Philadelphia-raised, Los Angeles-based, WGA-award-winning writer. He studied Film & Cinema Studies in college at American University and earned his MFA in Dramatic Writing from NYU’s Tisch School of the Arts. He’s followed the Academy Awards race since he was 10 years-old when his (once) beloved “Titanic” swept the Oscars that year — although now he’s of the opinion that “Boogie Nights” probably should have done that. You can find Donny on Twitter and Instagram at @dtfinla
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Sundance Review: Anthony Hopkins and Olivia Colman are astonishing in ‘The Father’
Based on his stage play of the same title, Florian Zeller’s feature film debut, The Father is a devastating drama about a relationship between Anne... Read More
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Eight years ago, writer/director Benh Zeitlin’s first feature film premiered at the Sundance Film Festival like lighting in a bottle. Beats of the Southern Wild... Read More
Sundance Review: Moss delivers a ferocious, electrifying performance in Josephine Decker’s ‘Shirley’
Sundance Review: Moss delivers a ferocious, electrifying performance in Josephine Decker’s ‘Shirley’
Newcomer Odessa Young delivers a breakthrough performance and Elisabeth Moss gives one of her best performances ever in director Josephine Decker’s brilliant follow-up to Madeline’s... Read More
Sundance Review: ‘Never Rarely Sometimes Always’ is a haunting work that cuts right to the bone
It’s been three years since writer/director Eliza Hittman won the Sundance Film Festival’s Directing Drama Award for her excellent feature Beach Rats, and this year,... Read More
Sundance Review: ‘Taylor Swift: Miss Americana’
When the title card for the new Netflix documentary, Miss Americana, appeared on screen at last night’s premiere, a fan broke the silence and shrieked... Read More
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