Reviews

[Review] Barney’s Version

Making a "life's journey" film must be difficult. The difficulty shows through the messy Barney's Version. But despite its rocky structure, this adaptation of...

[Sundance Video Review] Margin Call

One of the most-anticipated premieres at Sundance Film Festival 2011 was J.C. Chandor's financial thriller Margin Call. Boasting a strong cast including Kev...

[Sundance Review] A Few Days of Respite

Often times the most effective way for a film to portray drama convincingly is to not force feed manufactured sentimentally upon the viewers and instead tak...

[Sundance Review] Reagan

Of all the presidents in the last 30 years, none seem to evoke the same level of iconic recognition as Ronald Reagan. In Eugene Jarecki's (Why We Fight) ins...

[Sundance Review] Perfect Sense

There's a scene about halfway into David Mackenzie's Perfect Sense in which people become scavengers, rushing about eating everything in plain sight, from h...

[Sundance Review] Life in a Day

Head over to YouTube and you are most likely greeted with cats playing keyboards, testicles getting smashed, Justin Bieber music videos, adorable kids sayin...

[Sundance Review] Circumstance

Circumstance walks the line of a revolution for two hours, never once tripping over its feet. Directed by Maryam Keshavarz, this star-crossed romance featur...

[Sundance Review] The Green Wave

In early 2009, the people of Iran were on the brink of revolution. The movement was spearheaded by a generation of discontented youth who wanted to reform t...