Sundance 2016

Review: Birth of a Nation

Posted 10 years ago

This review was originally posted at the Sundance Film Festival in January – long before the Nate Parker controversy. As such, it's not addressed in the review. PLOT: The true story of slave Nat Turner (Nate Parker) who led a...

Review: The Hollars

Posted 10 years ago

THE HOLLARS was previously reviewed as part of JoBlo.com's Sundance 2016 coverage. PLOT: A man (John Krasinski) returns home to help his family through a difficult time after his mother (Margo Martindale) is diagnosed with a brain tumor. REVIEW: It’s...

Review: Captain Fantastic

Posted 10 years ago

This review originally ran as part of our Sundance 2016 coverage. PLOT: A man (Viggo Mortensen) raising his six kids away from society in the forests of the Pacific Northwest, is forced to bring his family to the city for...

Movie Review: Carnage Park

Posted 10 years ago

This review first appeared during the Sundance Film Festival PLOT: A young woman (Ashley Bell) taken hostage by bank robbers is stalked in a deadly stretch of land by a psycho Vietnam vet (Pat Healy). REVIEW: While the news out...

Review: Miles Ahead

Posted 10 years ago

This was previously reviewed as part of JoBlo.com’s Sundance 2016 coverage. PLOT: An ambitious Rolling Stone reporter (Ewan McGregor) looking to do a story on the reclusive Miles Davis (Don Cheadle) finds himself drawn-in by the troubled musician on a...

Review: Eddie the Eagle

Posted 10 years ago

EDDIE THE EAGLE was previously reviewed at Sundance 2016. PLOT: The true story of Eddie “The Eagle” Edwards (Taron Egerton). A humble plasterer by trade, Eddie pursues his Olympic dream by qualifying as Britain’s most accomplished ski jumper, which proves...

2016 Sundance Wrap-up!

Posted 10 years ago

And so, another edition of the Sundance Film Festival is in the books. This year marked my seventh trip to Park City, Utah and as always it was an amazing experience full of good movies, great friends and lots of...

Review: Little Men (Sundance)

Posted 10 years ago

PLOT: Two young boys have their new-found friendship threatened when their parents haggle over a lease in downtown New York. REVIEW: LITTLE MEN is an interesting follow-up to LOVE IS STRANGE for director Ira Sachs. Like that film, LITTLE MEN...

Review: Frank & Lola (Sundance)

Posted 10 years ago

PLOT: A Las Vegas chef (Michael Shannon) falls in love with an enigmatic young woman (Imogen Poots). Soon, his love turns to obsession when he uses a business trip to Paris as an opportunity to confront an abusive former lover...

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