Kumail Nanjiani is speedily becoming one of the funniest comedians in Hollywood. He does great work in both Silicon Valley and his standup specials, where he pokes him at himself and his Pakistani upbringing. He brings his distinct humor in…
Sundance 2017 Review: Wind River
To see more coverage of the 2017 Sundance Film Festival go here Taylor Sheridan has spent the last couple years establishing himself as the strongest scribe working in action cinema today. His strong screenplays for Sicario and Hell or High…
Sundance 2017 Review: The Hero
To read more coverage of the 2017 Sundance Film Festival, go here After Jeff Bridges won his Oscar for Crazy Heart, the “elderly celebrity wistfully chases his former glory,” film is practically its own genre. It certainly serves as a…
Sundance 2017 Review: The Incredible Jessica James
To read more coverage of the 2017 Sundance Film Festival, go here. There is one thing that romantic comedies seem to have in common: they’re mainly about white women losing themselves over a man’s affection. They usually have a black…
Sundance 2017 Review: Mudbound
To read more coverage of the 2017 Sundance Film Festival, go here. It’s the rare film that is able to combine love, optimism, and realism so well. Mudbound is very aware of how transformative friendship can be. It can overcome…
Sundance 2017 Review: To the Bone
To read more coverage of the 2017 Sundance Film Festival, go here. Eating disorders can be a difficult subject for movies. Problems that mostly pertain to women don’t seem to be taken as seriously in general, and this is an…
Sundance 2017 Review: Person to Person
To read more coverage of the 2017 Sundance Film Festival, go here. It’s rather hard to be cavalier about someone else’s problems when they take them so seriously and so personally. Oh wait, no it isn’t. Especially when they’re the…