Sundance Journal: ‘Young and Wild’
I don’t normally feel uncomfortable while watching movies, but I did during ‘Young and Wild’. This Chilean movie is the teenage girl edition of ‘Shame’, only with, if you can believe it, more explicit...
I don’t normally feel uncomfortable while watching movies, but I did during ‘Young and Wild’. This Chilean movie is the teenage girl edition of ‘Shame’, only with, if you can believe it, more explicit...
Despite being slow and indulgent, ‘For Ellen’ is one of those small films that grows stronger after you give it some thought. At first, it may make you stir crazy and leave you wanting more, but after reflecting on it,...
Many of the movies in the Premieres section at this year’s Sundance festival were quite mediocre, and some like ‘Lay the Favorite‘ were just plain terrible. ‘Price Check’ falls into the mediocre categ...
Those of you who enjoyed ‘Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy’ will mostly likely love James Marsh’s ‘Shadow Dancer’, a Le Carre-esque portrayal of a family embroiled in the IRA and the lengths to which a mothe...
As a fan of both Mary Elizabeth Winstead and Aaron Paul from ‘Breaking Bad’, I went into ‘Smashed’ with highest of expectations. To my surprise, they were met and surpassed.
If there was a better acted movie at Sundance this year, I didn’t see it. John Hawkes’ role in ‘The Surrogate’ should steamroll the Oscars next year, and I say that full well knowing that I haven’t se...
Not everything at Sundance is about watching movies. I made it a point to check out Joseph Gordon-Levitt’s hitRECord.org presentation too.
The first two-thirds of ‘Red Lights’ make a fine psychological thriller. In the last third, however, the train of thought totally derails, and the film has one of the messiest endings I’ve ever witnessed.
Do you like rap? Ice-T’s ‘Something from Nothing: The Art of Rap’ will captivate you no matter your feelings on this type of music.
[Editor’s Note: Our reviews of movies from the Sundance Film Festival will continue to roll out across the rest of the week. In the meantime, here’s Aaron’s coverage of the films that actually won the festival...
Some films make it into the Sundance festival each year based solely on their star power. Instead of being competition films, these fall into the Premieres category. ‘Lay the Favorite’ is the best example of a star-dri...
Almost every year, one movie will dominate the buzz at the Sundance Film Festival over all the others. The screenings are near impossible to get into, because everyone wants to see it. In year’s past, such films have include...