Sundance 2016

Review: Christine (Sundance)

Posted 10 years ago

PLOT: The true story of Christine Chubbuck (Rebecca Hall) – a TV reporter working in Sarasota circa 1974 who committed suicide live during a broadcast REVIEW: The Christine Chubbuck is one of the journalism industry’s most infamous cautionary tales. It...

Review: Sing Street (Sundance)

Posted 10 years ago

PLOT: A young man (Ferdia Walsh-Peelo) growing up in 1985 Dublin seeks solace from his complicated life in pop music. REVEW: I’ve seen some great movies at the Sundance Film Festival over my seven years as a regular. WHIPLASH, BOYHOOD,...

Review: Kevin Smith’s Yoga Hosers (Sundance)

Posted 10 years ago

PLOT: Two convenience store clerks (Lily-Rose Depp & Harley Quinn Smith) stumble upon a Nazi plot to kill all critics. REVIEW: In his (lengthy) introduction to YOGA HOSERS, Smith proudly called it the “stupidest f**king movie ever made.” He’s right,...

Review: The Fundamentals of Caring (Sundance)

Posted 10 years ago

PLOT: A man (Paul Rudd) recovering from a family tragedy takes a job as caretaker to a sarcastic eighteen-year-old (Craig Roberts) with muscular dystrophy. REVIEW: The big news going into Sundance this year was that Netflix spent millions on the...

Review: Rob Zombie’s 31 (Sundance) + video

Posted 10 years ago

PLOT: A group of carnies are abducted and forced to play a deadly game where, to gain their freedom, they have to survive twelve hours in a labyrinth while being hunted by psycho-clowns. REVIEW: You have to admire Rob Zombie....

Review: Hunt for the Wilderpeople (Sundance)

Posted 10 years ago

PLOT: A rebellious city kid named Rocky (Julian Dennison) and his grumpy foster uncle (Sam Neill) hide out in the sprawling New Zealand bush in order to keep from being separated by overzealous child care workers. REVIEW: I had no...

Review: The Lobster (Sundance)

Posted 10 years ago

PLOT: In a society where having a mate is mandatory, a newly single man (Colin Farrell) is taken to a resort where he's given forty-five days to find a mate or be turned into the animal of his choosing. REVIEW:...

31 (Sundance Review) + video

Posted 10 years ago

PLOT: A group of carnies are abducted and forced to play a deadly game where, to gain their freedom, they have to survive twelve hours in a labyrinth while being hunted by psycho-clowns. REVIEW: You have to admire Rob Zombie....

Review: Morris from America (Sundance)

Posted 10 years ago

PLOT: A thirteen-year-old African-American boy (Markees Christmas) living in Heidelberg, Germany with his widowed soccer coach father (Craig Robinson) tries to fit in with the local kids and win over a rebellious classmate. REVIEW: MORRIS FROM AMERICA is a nice...

Review: The Free World (Sundance)

Posted 10 years ago

PLOT: A former inmate (Boyd Holbrook) who's been exonerated and is trying to adjust to life on the outside becomes involved with an abused woman (Elisabeth Moss) following a violent incident. REVIEW: It feels like there are two kinds of...

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