Sundance 2016

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...

TV Review: Michael Jackson’s Journey From Motown to Off the Wall (Sundance)

Posted 10 years ago

PLOT: Director Spike Lee charts Michael Jackson’s initial success as a solo artist, with his breakout smash hit album, ‘Off the Wall.’ REVIEW: Who would have thought that director Spike Lee would become the definitive film-chronicler of the life and...

Review: Swiss Army Man (Sundance)

Posted 10 years ago

PLOT: A man (Paul Dano) stranded on a deserted island is elated when a dead body (Daniel Radcliffe) washes up on the shore to keep him company as he tries to find a way home. REVIEW: Only one week after...

Under the Shadow (Sundance Review)

Posted 10 years ago

PLOT: In post–revolution Tehran, a mother (Narges Rashidi) and her daughter (Avin Manshadi) are haunted by a malicious spirit. REBIEW: While this year’s Midnight selection at Sundance has been wildly inconsistent, one notable exception has been UNDER THE SHADOW. The...

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