‘Pillion’ Review: Alexander Skarsgård Puts the Dom in Domesticity [A-]
Hands grip, thighs clench, leather tightens. Colin (Harry Melling of The Queen’s Gambit and The Ballad of Buster Scruggs) is a parking cop by day and in a... Read More
Reviews
‘zi’ Review: Kogonada’s Latest is a Return to Minimalism But Frustratingly Unfocused [C+] Sundance
Kogonada has expressed many times that one of the most important elements of any film for him is the sense of place. In every single... Read More
‘Josephine’ Review: A Remarkable Debut from Mason Reeves Helps Keep a Brutal Story Afloat [B-] | Sundance
Josephine opens with a POV inside a garage, eyes peering out at Channing Tatum. “Scared doesn’t live here!” he says. It’s a race to hit... Read More
‘Undertone’ Review: This Pod Means Death in Ian Tuason’s Paranormal Aural Creeper [B+] | Sundance
Probably the most exciting part of low-budget horror filmmaking is that the films tend to latch themselves onto one singular gimmick and take it to... Read More
‘The Weight’ Review: Ethan Hawke is Ever-Reliable in Tension-Free, Depression Era Actioner [B-] | Sundance
Over the past twenty years, Ethan Hawke has become nearly as much a part of the Sundance culture as Robert Redford himself. From the Before... Read More
‘The Only Living Pickpocket in New York’ Review: John Turturro is Wonderful as a Timeless Anti-Hero with a 1970s Vibe [A-] | Sundance
The phrase “a love letter to…” has become such a cliché that it is almost meaningless nowadays, and yet, there is no more apt description... Read More
‘Gail Daughtry and the Celebrity Sex Pass’ Review: We’re Not in Kansas Anymore, Jon Hamm [C+] | Sundance
Some comedies are largely accessible, with great performances and a compelling story that not only keeps the laughs going but makes us come back to... Read More
‘See You When I See You’ Review: Jay Duplass’s Overly Careful Tale of Family Grief Remains at Arm’s Length [C+] | Sundance
Jay Duplass’s latest feature, See You When I See You, feels light-years removed from the shaggy, conversational looseness that once defined Mumblecore. Where Duplass’s early... Read More
‘In the Blink of an Eye’ Review: Andrew Stanton’s Feature Film Return is an Epic, Triptych Timeline Stunner [A] | Sundance
Andrew Stanton’s career at Pixar once unfolded with the clean inevitability of a well-told parable. He directed A Bug’s Life, Finding Nemo, and WALL•E—films that... Read More
‘Wicker’ Review: Olivia Colman Makes a Real Boy Out of Alexander Skarsgård in Fun, Bawdy Fable [B+] | Sundance
The Sundance Film Festival has long been a place for emerging filmmakers to introduce themselves and their stories to friendly crowds who love quirky, weird... Read More
Society of Composers and Lyricists (SCL) Winners: ‘KPop Demon Hunters,’ ‘Sinners,’ ‘Train Dreams’ and More 
‘Pillion’ Review: Alexander Skarsgård Puts the Dom in Domesticity [A-] 
Australian Academy Award Winners (AACTA): ‘One Battle After Another,’ ‘Bring Her Back’ Lead 
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