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.
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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 […]
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.
Brexit Review: The Big (Ben) Short
HBO’s latest is a didactic lecture of a Brexit primer whose handsome performances hide a smug political nihilism.
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.
Glass Review: M. Night Shyamalan Has Lost His Damn Mind
Like a hammer through a window, Glass shatters whatever goodwill M. Night Shyamalan had once recovered.
Of Two Minds: Dissociating Ourselves from “Raising Cain”
With Glass coming out, we plumb through our collective psyches to discuss Brian De Palma’s split-personality thriller Raising Cain.
More of a Comment, Really…: CAM’s Daniel Goldhaber on the Lines Between Porn, Cinema and Horror
For our first episode, we talk to the director of Netflix’s camgirl thriller CAM about finding horror and empathy in online sex work.
The Upside Review: Not as Painful as Swapping Catheters
Bryan Cranston and Kevin Hart serve up surface-level schmaltz in this treacly disabilities drama.