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[Sundance Review] Jamie Marks is Dead

Jamie Marks is dead, we learn during the opening shots of the latest film from Carter Smith. Although some causes are hinted at, there’s no answer to the cause ...

[Sundance Review] Dear White People

One great aspect of the Sundance Film Festival is the occasional discovery of potential new and important voices in American cinema. Dear White People, the debu...

[Sundance Review] Hits

Comedian David Cross, best known for his work on Mr. Show and his role as Tobias Bluth in Arrested Development, makes his directorial debut with Hits, a scornfu...

[Sundance Review] The Signal

Inventive science-fiction films are very difficult to pull off, even more so when working with a small budget and limited resources. That didn't stop director W...

[Sundance Review] Ping Pong Summer

Nostalgia can be an unwieldy tool in the world of filmmaking. Few features manage to effectively capture the charms of a certain time period, either going overb...

[Review] Gimme Shelter

Written and directed by Ron Krauss, Gimme Shelter is an example of a faith-based, pro-life film done right. Often I’ve taken issue with faith-based cinema that ...

[Sundance Review] Listen Up Philip

When a film follows a despicable character acting out despicable things, it takes a careful balance in both the direction and the writing to give an audience an...

[Sundance Review] Camp X-Ray

There's a noble attempt in Camp X-Ray, written and directed by Peter Sattler, to make a war movie that's about individuals rather than ideals. Set in Guantanamo...

[Sundance Review] Life After Beth

In 2013 we got a romance-tinged take on the zombie genre with Warm Bodies and this year's Sundance Film Festival brings a smaller-scale, independent effort also...