[Sundance Review] Knock Knock
With his tirelessly brutal movies, Eli Roth isn't for everybody. Hostel and Hostel II aren't exactly easy watches, but Roth does what he does well, even if it's...
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[Sundance Review] Mistress America
Something happened to Noah Baumbach. The writer-director behind Greenberg, Margot at the Wedding, and The Squid in the Whale never once pulled a punch as a stor...
[Sundance Review] Nasty Baby
Sebastián Silva is a director who strives for the unexpected. Both premiering at Sundance a few years ago, Magic Magic and Crystal Fairy are wild movies, often ...
[Sundance Review] The Bronze
There simply aren't enough female-led anti-hero stories. They're always refreshing to see, because we've already witnessed plenty of tortured males trying to su...
[Sundance Review] The End of the Tour
The last two trips director James Ponsoldt made to Sundance it was with two excellent dramas: Smashed and The Spectacular Now. This year, Ponsoldt returns with ...
Jack Giroux’s Top 10 Films of 2014
Let me tell you: being a critic isn't easy. By the end of the year one has to rank their favorite films from the past 12 months. Plenty of films a critic may ...
[Review] The Interview
Who would've thought a movie complete with Katy Perry and fecal jokes could cause so much brouhaha? The Interview did just that by royally pissing off North Kor...
Christoph Waltz Discusses the Relevancy of ‘Big Eyes,’ Importance of Genuine Storytelling, and More
"It's all about opinions, calculating and predicting. You know, that's not storytelling. I tell you a story, and you tell me whether it speaks to you -- and that's how it works."...
Todd Haynes Discusses ‘Safe,’ Letting Go of the Past, Working With Julianne Moore, and ‘Carol’
Todd Haynes' 1995 film, Safe, turned the high-life of San Fernando Valley into an absolute nightmare. Some would argue that's not exactly a difficult task, ...
Director Lynn Shelton Talks ‘Laggies,’ Keira Knightley’s Naturalism, Striving For Realism, and More
For some time Lynn Shelton has been making largely improvised pictures. The director behind Humpday, Touchy Feely, and the fantastic Your Sister's Sister has now made a change of pace with her latest film, Laggies....
