Sundance January 30th Dispatch: The Nightingale, Wounds, The Infiltrators, The Lodge
New thrillers from Jennifer Kent and Babak Anvari highlight Day 3 of our Sundance coverage.
Sundance 2019 January 29th Dispatch: Brittany Runs a Marathon, Big Time Adolescence, Official Secrets
Day 2 of our Sundance coverage covers comedies starring Jillian Bell and Pete Davidson, and a tepid political thriller starring Keira Knightley.
Sundance 2019 January 28 Dispatch: Selah and the Spades, Maiden, Mope
From droll Heathers homages to docs about pioneering female sailors, Matt Cipolla breaks down his first day at Sundance.
Rent Live Review: How Many Seconds Measure a Live Performance?
FOX’s live production of Rent was marred by well-intentioned miscasting and the last-minute injury of an actor, making most of the night decidedly un-live.
5 Ways Terrace House is Giving Reality TV a Reality Check
Netflix’s fly-on-the-wall Japanese reality show is a heartwarming, intimate alternative to cutthroat reality competitions.
More of a Comment, Really….: Jonas Akerlund and Mads Mikkelsen (POLAR); Director Jason Polevoi (F*** YOUR HAIR)
For the latest interview podcast, Clint talks to the filmmakers behind Netflix’s Polar, and the director of a local Chicago doc about a small local […]
Brooklyn Nine-Nine Recap: “The Tattler” Offers Origins and Exits
Brooklyn Nine-Nine says goodbye to Gina Linetti in a thoroughly solid sendoff for Chelsea Peretti, even if the B-plots suffer a bit.
Serenity and the Strangeness of Post-Oscar Acting Careers
In the wake of Serenity’s balls-out weirdness, we look at how it fits into the oeuvre of “oddball post-Oscar films” for McConaughey and Hathaway.
The Orville Recap: “All the World is Birthday Cake” Sees the Crew Battling Astrology-Based Prejudice
The Orville crew butt heads with a world that shuns people based on their Zodiac sign, in a premise straight out of Star Trek: The Next Generation.
Polar Review: An Empty Exercise in 90s-era Edge
Ugly, juvenile, and drop-dead boring, Netflix’s comic book adaptation might be the running for worst of the year.