Mandy (Movie Review)

NOTE: This review originally ran as part of our Sundance 2018 coverage. PLOT: 1983 A.D – the Shadow Mountains. Red Miller (Nicolas Cage)’s idyllic life comes crashing down when his beloved girlfriend, Mandy Bloom (Andrea Riseborough) is kidnapped by a...

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Review: Mandy

This review was originally part of our Sundance 2018 coverage PLOT: 1983 A.D – the Shadow Mountains. Red Miller (Nicolas Cage)’s idyllic life comes crashing down when his beloved girlfriend, Mandy Bloom (Andrea Riseborough) is kidnapped by a demented cult,...

Review: Summer of ’84

ORIGINALLY REVIEWED AT SUNDANCE'18 PLOT: Four friends find their carefree summer interrupted when one of them becomes convinced the nice cop who lives down the street is a serial killer. REVIEW: SUMMER OF ‘84 is the latest from the RKSS...

Review: Sorry to Bother You (Sundance)

Previously reviewed as part of our Sundance 2018 coverage. PLOT: A young, black telemarketer (Lakeith Stanfield) discovers the secret to success at the soulless company he works for, quickly climbing the company ladder, only to discover the horrifying truth behind...

Review: Hereditary

This review was originally featured in our Sundance 2018 coverage PLOT: A seemingly happy family is un-moored by a tragedy, but dark forces are at work that put their very souls in jeopardy. REVIEW: Watching HEREDITARY will no doubt be...

Review: American Animals

This review was originally part of our Sundance 2018 coverage PLOT: The true story of the “Transy Book Heist”, where four Lexington, Kentucky university student stole rare books worth millions from their own college library. REVIEW: AMERICAN ANIMALS marks the...

Review: Tully

Originally reviewed at Sundance 2018. PLOT: After giving birth to her third child, an overwhelmed mother, Marlo (Charlize Theron), is gifted a night nanny named Tully (Mackenzie Davis) by her rich brother (Mark Duplass). The two women soon find they...

Review: Beirut

Originally reviewed at Sundance 2018.  PLOT: Ten years after losing his wife in a terrorist attack, a conflict resolution specialist (Jon Hamm) is called back to his former post in Beirut to assist in negotiations when a CIA agent is...

Review: You Were Never Really Here

Originally reviewed for Sundance 2018 PLOT: A brutal hired gun (Joaquin Phoenix) tries to save a young girl from a pedophile ring. REVIEW: If YOU WERE NEVER REALLY HERE had come out in 2017, the best actor Oscar race would...

Sundance 2018 wrap-up!

I can’t believe it’s already over! It felt like just yesterday I was writing about how excited I was to be covering the Sundance Film Festival for my eighth year, but, over twenty reviews later, it’s in the books. Overall,...
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