Miracle Workers gives us a heaven that is run like a factory, with the majority of angels in the role of office drones and low-level factory workers. Most of them have been there for thousands of year…
‘Honey Boy’ Review: Shia LaBeouf Delivers His Most Personal Performance Ever | Sundance 2019
It’s no secret that our traumas define us. They shape our decisions, relationships, and how we see the world. What doesn’t get shared often enough, though, is an articulation of personal t…
‘Mike Wallace is Here’ Review: A Documentary Fit For A Legend | Sundance 2019
The heyday of TV journalism wields many iconic figures behind the camera. Walter Cronkite, Dan Rather, Barbara Walters, the list could be quite extensive. Going into Mike Wallace is Here, a new docume…
‘Relive’ Movie Review: A Cell Phone Time Machine That Drops The Call | Sundance 2019
Films are wonderful vehicles for wish fulfillment, so it makes sense that time travel gets as much play as it does as a genre device. Great films use a variety of character motivations to justify the …
‘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 overall film works, independent of any cinematography …
‘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 jolted, however, when a helicopter swoops in to co…
‘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 on true events is a great political thriller that d…