Sundance Review: ‘Passing’ is stylized and seductive but remains out of reach
In yet another female directorial debut featured at the Sundance Film Festival, acclaimed actress Rebecca Hall premiered her new film, Passing, a stylized look at... Read More
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Sundance Review: Werewolf thriller ‘Eight for Silver’ is an inventive but languid Hammer throwback
Writer/director Sean Ellis may have filmed his werewolf creeper Eight for Silver before the pandemic, but it certainly arrives at an opportune moment. A mysterious... Read More
Sundance Review: Ben Wheatley’s ‘In the Earth’ mines folk-horror inspiration from the pandemic
Sundance has been chock-a-block with films exploring our collective anxieties and traumas surrounding the COVID-19 crisis — from the harrowing accounts out of China from... Read More
Sundance Review: Jakub Piatek’s hostage thriller ‘Prime Time’ doesn’t break new ground but features a star-making turn from Bartosz Bielenia
On the face of it, the new film Prime Time, from Polish director Jakub Piatek, premiering at Sundance Film Festival, has all the makings of... Read More
Sundance Review: Edgar Wright shines a bright light on iconic duo in ‘The Sparks Brothers’
Perhaps the biggest criticism of the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame is the fact that it tends to only induct the hitmakers, not the... Read More
Sundance Review: ‘Homeroom’ shows us the kids are all right
2020 was hard on a lot of people, but I feel for youth (especially Black and Brown youth) the most. Not only did the COVID-19... Read More
Sundance Review: ‘John and the Hole’ is emptier than it first appears
At first glance, the concept for Pascual Sisto’s debut feature John and the Hole is delightfully devious: a young 13-year-old boy named John (Charlie Shotwell)... Read More
Sundance Review: Jerrod Carmichael’s ‘On the Count of Three’ is a triggering yet quirky journey of suicidal tendencies
It’s not every day you see a movie about a suicide pact. No matter how you look at it, if a suicide pact is the... Read More
RuPaul’s Drag Race Recap S13 E5: “Secure The Bag”
Good evening, hoes, and welcome to this week’s recap of the world famous, Pulitzer Prize winning show critics are calling “RuPaul’s Drag Race.” This week’s... Read More
Sundance Review: ‘Flee’ is a refugee tale unlike any you have ever seen before
No matter what kind of entertainment an artist pursues, they are always in search of a story and the best way to tell it. In... Read More
‘Jay Kelly,’ ‘Hamnet,’ ‘Pluribus,’ ‘Task’ and More on AFI’s Top 10 Films and Television of 2025 Lists 
‘Frankenstein’ to Receive Visionary Honor from Palm Springs International Film Awards 
Robert Yeoman to be Honored with American Society of Cinematographers’ Lifetime Achievement Award 
National Board of Review: ‘One Battle After Another’ Tops in Film, Director, Actor, Supporting Actor; Netflix Lands Four in Top 10