PARK CITY – Often, but not always, you need to tip your cap to a filmmaker willing to push boundaries with their debut feature film. Frankly, as a director, you never know if you’re gonna get that chance (or budget)…
Jan 26, 2025
If I Had Legs, I’d Kick You, from writer-director Mary Bronstein, is full of holes. Before the opening credits even roll, a massive hole opens up in Linda’s (a better-than-ever Rose Byrne) home, flooding the entire floor with a ludicrous…
Jan 26, 2025
In Ahmir “Questlove” Thompson’s tremendous Oscar-winning documentary, Summer of Soul (…OR, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised), the musician-turned-filmmaker covered the incredible yet forgotten music festival that featured such iconic acts as Stevie Wonder, Nina Simone, and The 5th…
Jan 25, 2025
Written and directed by Emilie Blichfeldt, The Ugly Stepsister is a subversive body horror that twists the familiar tale of Cinderella and gives us a psychological beauty-is-pain ride that is as explosive as it is encompassing. What I love most…
Jan 25, 2025
PARK CITY – You may be dealing with a lot of stress in your life, I mean, who isn’t? But it’s highly unlikely anyone in your vicinity is experiencing the cascade of anxiety Linda (Rose Byrne) endures in Mary Bornstein’s…
Jan 25, 2025
I vividly remember seeing Straight Up, James Sweeney’s first film, and thinking, “This guy has something special.” His specific comedic voice, the unique way he explored sexuality, and his willingness to lean into the messy all made for one of…
Jan 25, 2025
“Don’t hang onto him,” John Lithgow’s Jim tells his daughter, Hannah, played by Olivia Colman, about her dying pet dog. “It’s the kindest thing you can do.” It’s the kind of line in Jimpa, from writer-director Sophie Hyde (Good Luck…
Jan 25, 2025
Twinless opens on a static shot of a storefront - in the background, we hear tires screech before a car collides with what is presumably a person. The film then cuts to a funeral where Roman (Dylan O'Brien) and his…
Jan 25, 2025
It begins like any other documentary. Interviewees take their seats before oversized lights and camera crews, director Shoshannah Stern setting the stage for the questions soon to be asked of each, main subject Marlee Matlin making herself comfortable on a…
Jan 25, 2025
At this point, it can be safely argued that television isn't short on choices where thrillers are concerned. The white-knuckled espionage drama, in particular, is enjoying an active resurgence thanks to Apple TV+'s Slow Horses as well as Netflix's The…
Jan 25, 2025