Sundance 2021: ‘Censor’ sacrifices story for gory genre aesthetics

Director Prano Bailey-Bond creates an ode to the 1980s and horror films of the era with Censor. Fans of the video nasties, as they were called, will certainly love the visual references and call outs of the genre. However, the…

Summertime Review: Teenage poets slam an admirable, but clumsy new story about LA life | Sundance 2020

Summertime is, fittingly, a movie about time itself and its “little surprises.” We waste time wasting away on social media, while unbeknownst to us, we’re side characters in another time waster’s story happening not too far away. A single day can…

Miss Americana Review: Taylor Swift reexamines her reputation on her own terms | Sundance 2020

Early in Miss Americana, a new Netflix documentary from director Lana Wilson (The Departure), ascendent pop star and newly-minted political activist Taylor Swift comments on how her fans tend to “grow up” with her, which she finds to be a problem…

The Last Black Man in San Francisco Trailer: Joe Talbot Tackles Friendship In The Midst of Gentrification

At this point, A24 is just stacking the deck in their favor this year. Joe Talbot’s sweeping tale about friendship and gentrification, The Last Black Man in San Francisco, was one of many films to make waves at this year’s…

Miracle Workers Review: Steve Buscemi and Co. Introduce “Existential Doom” to Heaven

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 years, but their work…

‘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 trauma through our own acting. In many ways, Honey…

‘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 documentary covering the prolific life of the man…