Sundance 2016

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...

The Blackout Experiments (Sundance Review)

Posted 10 years ago

PLOT: A group of people become obsessed with an experience called “Blackout” – which is supposed to stimulate your deepest fears and leave you forever changed. REVIEW: For the last few weeks, the publicists behind THE BLACKOUT EXPERIMENTS have been...

TV Review: 11.22.63 (Sundance)

Posted 10 years ago

PLOT: An English teacher (James Franco) stumbles upon a time portal that takes him back to 1960, where he tries to prevent the November 22nd, 1963 JFK assassination from ever happening. REVIEW: Considering how much of an influence 11.22.63 executive...

Review: Indignation (Sundance)

Posted 10 years ago

PLOT: A Jewish boy (Logan Lerman) attending a WASP-y university on a scholarship, falls for a beautiful, sexually provocative classmate (Sarah Gadon). REVIEW: Novelist Philip Roth is generally considered to be the hardest author to adapt to films. While screenwriter...

Review: Complete Unknown (Sundance)

Posted 10 years ago

PLOT: A man (Michael Shannon) is convinced that the new girlfriend of a colleague is in-fact a woman he knew fifteen years ago that changed her identity. REVIEW: COMPLETE UNKNOWN has a great premise. How many of us have fantasized...

Review: Joshy (Sundance)

Posted 10 years ago

PLOT: A man (Thomas Middleditch) reeling from the death of his fiancee uses what should have been his bachelor weekend as an opportunity for debauchery with a few of his friends (Adam Pally, Nick Kroll, Alex Ross Perry & Bret...

Jackman and Egerton talk Eddie the Eagle; update on Kingsman 2 & Wolverine 3

Posted 10 years ago

The 2016 edition of the Sundance Film Festival is about halfway over, and as is tradition, the fest is putting on a special “secret” screening for volunteers and lucky ticket holders. This year, Fox brought EDDIE THE EAGLE, the much-buzzed...

Review: Goat (Sundance)

Posted 10 years ago

PLOT: A young man (Ben Schnetzer) recovering from a brutal assault becomes a pledge at his brother’s (Nick Jonas) fraternity. REVIEW: College fraternities have been all over the news lately, with none of the mentions being positive at all. Accusations...

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