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Sundance Review: Miranda July’s ‘Kajillionaire’ exists between the mundane and the profound

Joshua Encinias January 26, 2020

If you want to understand Theresa (Debra Winger) and Robert (Richard Jenkins) in Miranda July’s new film Kajillionaire, you have to know that July’s parents... Read More

Sundance Review: Moss delivers a ferocious, electrifying performance in Josephine Decker’s ‘Shirley’

Donny Sheldon January 25, 2020

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

Review: ‘The Gentlemen’ is a gangster’s paradise

Dewey Singleton January 25, 2020

The Gentlemen is a highly stylized, well-written gangster romp that’s entertaining as hell. Writer/director Guy Ritchie has outdone himself in his latest work with one of the best works of... Read More

Film Review: ‘Greed’ isn’t good

Catherine Springer January 25, 2020

Despite jumping around genres with seemingly prolific ease, writer/director Michael Winterbottom seems to always return to dark comedy and satire, a genre he visits again... Read More

Sundance Review: ‘Never Rarely Sometimes Always’ is a haunting work that cuts right to the bone

Donny Sheldon January 25, 2020

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: Justin Simien’s ‘Bad Hair’ day

Valerie Complex January 24, 2020

At nine years old my hair was course, and considered too hard to manage. The solution was to put a Revlon super perm in my... Read More

Sundance Review: ‘Taylor Swift: Miss Americana’

Donny Sheldon January 24, 2020

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

Film Review: ‘Dolittle’ is the year’s first Razzie contender

Dewey Singleton January 16, 2020

Dolittle is a befuddling and bewildering mess that’s barely passable for kids and nearly unwatchable for grownups. Writer/director Stephen Gaghan $175M disaster is filled with... Read More

Film Review: ‘Bad Boys for Life’ hits all the right notes

Dewey Singleton January 16, 2020

‘Bad Boys for Life’ is an explosive, thrilling slice of nostalgia that evokes memories of ‘Lethal Weapon.’ The past is fresh once again! Perhaps, but... Read More