January 2016
Sundance 2016: "Sand Storm," "Sonita"
By EntertainerImperator Furiosa’s feminist declaration of “We Are Not Things” goes far beyond the rebellion within “Mad Max: Fury Road,” but to a global, modern scale. In world cinema, it’s been the frustrated root of numerous...Sundance 2016: "The Hollars," "Love & Friendship," "Ali &...
By EntertainerSundance's Premiere category is not about competition, but it does often get the new film year off to a good head start. Often featuring projects from directors of note, the program is a preview of what titles will find...Sundance 2016 Interview: Kenneth Lonergan of "Manchester By The Sea"
By EntertainerFew films have so far created a (richly-deserved) buzz among Sundance viewers than Kenneth Lonergan's "Manchester By the Sea," which our very own Brian Tallerico called masterful, and Amazon recently scooped up with a $10 million distribution deal....Sundance 2016: "Birth of a Nation," "Sonita" Lead Festival Winners
By EntertainerAnother year of Sundance nears its close after last Saturday evening’s awards ceremony, in which jury picks, audience favorites and special mentions were celebrated in an event hosted by “Hunt for the Wilderpeople” director Taika...30 Minutes on: "Whiplash"
By Entertainer“Whiplash,” about a young drummer (Miles Teller) punishing himself in order to please a brutal teacher (J.K. Simmons) and become a great musician, is not really about jazz, nor is it about the state of contemporary American jazz...Sundance 2016: Amy Seimetz of "The Girlfriend Experience"
By EntertainerWe’ve come full circle watching movies turn into TV shows and vice versa. What used to be a one-way path of episodic directors taking on feature-length projects has become a cycle of filmmakers vying for TV gigs. Perhaps one of the most famous...Sundance 2016: "Tallulah," "The Intervention," "Joshy"
By EntertainerWith the winners of the 2016 Sundance Film Festival's main competitions to be announced 7pm MT Saturday January 30, we've got the last batch of reviews for our complete coverage of the prestigious US Dramatic Competition. This trio includes...Sundance 2016: “Dark Night”
By EntertainerIt kind of feels appropriate that the last movie I’m planning to write about from this year’s Sundance Film Festival is also one of its most elliptical, a hard film to describe to those who haven’t seen it and a work that tries to...Sundance 2016: “Under the Shadow,” “31,” “The Blackout Experiments,” “Antibirth”
By EntertainerSome of my strongest Sundance memories have emerged from annual events' Midnight program, including the gleeful malevolence of “The Guest,” the twisted glory of “We Are What We Are” and the sheer terror of...Jacques Rivette: 1928-2016
By Entertainer"There is a moment in Mozart where the music suddenly seems to draw inspiration only from itself, from an obsession with a pure chord, all the rest being but approaches, successive explorations, and withdrawals from this supreme position where time...
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