In its starting moments, and for most of the first half, Arctic comes across exactly as it’s obviously meant to, which is a lean, suspenseful ta…
‘To the Stars’ Review: Love and Friendship are a Beautiful Gray Area | Sundance 2019
Whenever a filmmaker decides to set their film in black and white, the question has to be asked: Why? The answer may say a lot about how well the over…
‘The Mustang’ Review: A Prisoner and His Horse Tread Familiar Ground | Sundance 2019
In the opening moments of The Mustang, we observe a group of wild horses resting on a sprawling western plain in an almost eery silence. The scene is …
‘Velvet Buzzsaw’ Review: You’re Probably Not Ready for Dan Gilroy’s Arthouse Horror | Sundance 2019
The relationship between critic and art is one fraught with dangers of compromise, hypocrisy, and a cynicism as deep as it is wide. “Art,”…
‘The Report’ Review: Slow Start Turns To Thrilling Investigation Of CIA’s torture program | Sundance 2019
Adam Driver spends a lot of time yelling at people in government buildings during The Report. And yet, this dry, simplistic approach to a film based o…
‘The Tomorrow Man’ Review: John Lithgow and Blythe Danner Are An Irresistible Odd Couple | Sundance 2019
It’s no exaggeration to insist that John Lithgow is one of the finest actors of our time. He’s proven it endlessly with a fairly consisten…
‘Share’ Movie Review: A24’s Latest Melodrama Features a Shattering Debut Performance | Sundance 2019
On its surface, Share (written and directed by Pippa Bianco) resembles a few other notable indie dramas in the way it grapples with modern topics and …