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.
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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.
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 […]
Fyre Review: Netflix Looks Behind the Schaudenfreude
Chris Smith looks at the Fyre Festival’s downfall from the eyes of those who worked on it.
More of a Comment, Really…: Penny Lane Talks about Morgellons, Online Isolation, and “The Pain of Others”
Documentary filmmaker Penny Lane sits down with us to talk about her latest, THE PAIN OF OTHERS.
Chef Flynn Review: A Teen Chef Serves Up Delicious Dishes
Cameron Yates’ foodie doc about a budding teen chef is a riveting look at how ambition knows no age, but its smaller scope stretches a […]
The Price of Everything: Nathaniel Kahn on the Intersection Between Art and Commerce (Interview)
The documentarian talks about the relationship between art and money, the over-the-top personalities of high-powered art collectors, and what happens when artists have to commodify […]
CIFF Dispatch, Part 2: What They Had, Retablo, Maria By Callas, and More
The Chicago International Film Festival keeps chugging along this week, and so does our coverage. From upcoming big indie films to smaller local works, to […]
Mountain Blu-Ray Review: An Arresting Climbing Doc Gets Pristine Treatment
Jennifer Peedom’s intriguing blend of documentary filmmaking and classical music comes to home theaters courtesy of a stunning Blu-ray release. Jennifer Peedom’s essay film Mountain […]
3100: Run and Become’s Sanjay Rawal on Running as Prayer (Interview)
We sit down with the director of the upcoming long-distance running doc 3100: Run and Become to talk about the spirituality of running and their […]