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 consistent, decade-spanning career of TV, film, and theater…
‘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 cultural anxieties, specifically concerning the wa…
‘The Brink’ Review: Steve Bannon Gets a Reckoning of His Own Making | Sundance 2019
For one year, director Alison Klayman (whose last Sundance film was the wonderful 2012 documentary Ai Weiwei: Never Sorry) followed the work and life of far-right political activist and former Trump a…
‘I Am Mother’ Review: Cool sci-fi apocalyptic world building can’t save shallow story | Sundance 2019
I Am Mother has some really cool apocalyptic sci-fi imagery that aids its incredible world-building. However, the story that populates it doesn’t live up to those technical standards, instead, more co…
‘Little Monsters’ Review: A reminder to thank our teachers in hilarious horror-comedy | Sundance 2019
A zombie film is probably not what comes to mind when thinking of films that appreciate teachers but after Little Monsters, it makes total sense. Director Abe Forsythe celebrates childhood and the tea…
‘The Nightingale’ Review: A messy and violent look at humanity | Sundance 2019
There’s no denying The Nightingale is a difficult watch. (When the theater manager says they have psychologists waiting outside if you need to leave, it’s pretty serious.) But while The Nighting…