Dispatch: Post-Sundance, Several Films are Still Worth Watching Out For
Yes, the Sundance Film Festival ended more than two weeks ago. But that doesn’t mean we aren’t still thinking about the films we saw during this year’s all-virtual event. In […]
Review: Liam Neeson’s Latest, Blacklight Takes Too Many Shortcuts, Short-Changing Audiences
If the people who made the new political thriller Blacklight had any guts, the story would have been told from the perspective of journalist Mira Jones (Emmy Raver-Lampman, The Umbrella […]
Review: Hercule Poirot Returns in Death on the Nile, an Elevated, Elegant Mystery
Taking a slightly more serious, but no less stylized, approach to the crime-solving adventures of Belgian sleuth Hercule Poirot (played as he was in the Murder on the Orient Express […]
Review: Alone With You Forces a Woman to Reckon with Isolation, Paranoia and Solitude
For film critics and other careful observers of film over the last year or so, there’s been something of a game we play, especially when it comes to watching smaller […]
Review: Tim Roth Impresses in Sundown, a Tense, Mysterious Drama About Class, Power, Greed and Justice
Actor Tim Roth has more than 100 credits to his name, though it’s rare that this always reliable, terrifically talented performer leads a film as its primary protagonist. He’s carried […]
Review: Finland’s Compartment No 6 Ruminates on Journeys and the Connections, Lessons Learned Along the Way
Based on a 2011 novel of the same name, Finnish film Compartment No 6 follows a young woman on an unusual journey, and like any traveler setting out into the world, […]
Review: An LA Whodunnit, Last Looks Is Punchy, Original Enough to Make it Worth a Look
I’ve always had a soft spot for stories about private detectives solving cases that so completely loop around on themselves that there’s no possible way to figure out everything that’s […]
Review: Jackass Forever Combines Innovative New Bits and the Crew’s Greatest Hits
How do you even begin a review of a Jackass movie? It’s like being asked to review a fireworks display or a rollercoaster ride: It either gets a rise out […]
Dispatch: Sundance Film Festival Selections to Watch For in 2022
As Sundance Film Festival rolls on and more films premiere, it’s easier to see just what a stellar line-up this year’s program is, another round of the intriguing, the entertaining […]
Kids Can Learn Sign Language, Storytelling and Teamwork with Sweet Animated Video Calvin Can’t Fly
Jennifer Berne wrote the storybook Calvin Can’t Fly: The Story of a Bookworm Birdie in 2010, and her second cousin Sarah Michaelson directed and produced a video version last year. […]
Dispatch: Sundance Film Festival Continues with Impressive Remakes and Disappointing Returns
Living Remakes are always a tricky prospect, and one probably shouldn’t engage in remaking one of the greatest movies ever made unless one has something new to say on its […]
Dispatch: On Its Second Day, Sundance Film Festival Offers Films That Impress, Underwhelm and Unnerve
Just two days in and the 2022 Sundance Film Festival has featured a number of noteworthy premieres, from documentaries about royalty (both literal and of the music industry sort) and […]