Sundance Review: ‘The World to Come’ too often sacrifices character for mood
The latest entry in the period piece lesbian drama genre that has grown increasingly popular in the past few years is The World to Come,... Read More
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Film Review: ‘Judas and the Black Messiah’ is powered by a fiery and brilliant performance from Daniel Kaluuya
The giants of the Civil Rights movement of the ‘60s could be considered America’s original Avengers, and perhaps there is no better representative of their... Read More
Sundance Review: Robin Wright’s ‘Land’ treads a disappointingly predictable path
It’s taken Robin Wright a long time to get here. After breaking into the industry over 35 years ago, the veteran actress has finally taken... Read More
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
NEON picks up Jamila Wignot’s Alvin ‘Ailey’ doc out of Sundance
NEON made its second acquisition of the 2021 Sundance Film Festival on Sunday, with Jamila Wignot’s Ailey, the moving and intimate portrait of dance legend Alvin Ailey. The film... Read More
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
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Interview: In ‘Gladiator II,’ Costume Designer Janty Yates Turns Rome into Her Runway 
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