2020s

Slamdance Film Festival 2022: WE ARE LIVING THINGS: Less Sci-fi, More Heart
Slamdance Film Festival 2022: WE ARE LIVING THINGS: Less Sci-fi, More Heart

We are Living Things crafts something beautiful, even when it’s hard to adjust to.

DEATH ON THE NILE: Branagh (and his Moustache) Steer A Sinking Ship
DEATH ON THE NILE: Branagh (and his Moustache) Steer A Sinking Ship

Death on the Nile is certainly better than his recent films, but it relies too heavily on its director/actor being enamored with his own material.

PAM & TOMMY (S1E4) “The Master Beta”: There Is More Than Meet The Eye
PAM & TOMMY (S1E4) “The Master Beta”: There Is More Than Meets The Eye

Pam & Tommy’s “The Master Beta” contains a gut-wrenching ending, the perceived actions of Pamela and Tommy justified in the pain and agony of the moment.

PAM & TOMMY (S1 E1-3): Transformative Performances Meet Narrative Creativity
PAM & TOMMY (S1 E1-3): Transformative Performances Meet Narrative Creativity

While the series does find its slower moments in episode three, the performances of these two alone are the driving force to return for more.

INVENTING ANNA Season 1: Fake It Till You Make It
INVENTING ANNA: Fake It Till You Make It

Inventing Anna is an engaging and mesmerizing story of exploration, desperation, psychology, and redemption. A Binge-worthy venture.

FABIAN: GOING TO THE DOGS: The Downward Spiral
FABIAN: GOING TO THE DOGS: The Downward Spiral

While elements of the setting and story may feel hauntingly familiar, Fabian: Going to the Dogs is a striking, singular film nonetheless.

BORIS KARLOFF: THE MAN BEHIND THE MONSTER: A Moving Tribute To A Legend
BORIS KARLOFF: THE MAN BEHIND THE MONSTER: A Moving Tribute To A Legend

It is not only a love letter to the passion exhibited by its subject, but an encapsulation of an inspiration that still lives on today.

THE LAST THING MARY SAW: The Cost Of Correction
THE LAST THING MARY SAW: The Cost Of Correction

There is much to take in when watching, its final reveal an unsuspecting twist, yet seemingly not as powerful in retrospect as one would have hoped.

POLY STYRENE: I AM A CLICHÉ: A Legendary Life
POLY STYRENE: I AM A CLICHÉ: A Legendary Life

Poly Styrene: ​I Am A Clichè keeps her legacy alive, while also recognizing that behind the iconic music and photos she was a real, flawed woman.

HAPPENING Trailer
Sundance Film Festival 2022: HAPPENING And GIRL PICTURE

In his final report from Sundance Film Festival, Wilson Kwong reviews Happening and Girl Picture.

LAST SURVIVORS: Survivalist Thriller With Spirit
LAST SURVIVORS: Survivalist Thriller With Spirit

Last Survivors may fade to the recesses of your mind, but for a moment it may make you reevaluate your own idea of survival.

Sundance Film Festival 2022, Report 3: YOU WILL NOT BE ALONE, SOMETHING IN THE DIRT, PALM TREES & POWER LINES And HATCHING
Sundance Film Festival 2022, Report #3: YOU WON’T BE ALONE, SOMETHING IN THE DIRT, PALM TREES & POWER LINES And HATCHING

In her last report Kristy Strouse reviews You Won’t Be Alone, Something in the Dirt, Palm Trees & Power Lines and Hatching!

AFTER YANG Trailer
Sundance Film Festival 2022: AFTER YANG: A Portrait of Memories and Heartache

Kogonada’s science fiction drama set in a world of robotic children stars Colin Farrell, Jodie Turner-Smith, and Justin H. Min.

Sundance Film Festival 2022: DUAL and ALICE
Sundance Film Festival 2022: DUAL and ALICE

Whether it’s science fiction or simply a sensational real-life story, who doesn’t enjoy an inventive…

Sundance Film Festival 2020: GOD'S COUNTRY
Sundance Film Festival 2022: GOD’S COUNTRY

With God’s Country, director Julian Higgins takes an introspective dive into the underbelly of humanity’s darker instincts.