Sundance Journal: ‘Concussion’
A lesbian housewife is conked in the head by a softball. She’s never the same.
A lesbian housewife is conked in the head by a softball. She’s never the same.
I didn’t have much luck with documentaries at Sundance this year. Usually, I see a handful of great docs at the festival, but the ones I saw this year were less than stellar. That includes ‘Who Is Dayani Cristal?’...
Did you realize that the upcoming medical thriller ‘Side Effects’ will be the last theatrical feature film from Oscar-winning director Steven Soderbergh? Were you even aware that Soderbergh directed ‘Side Effects...
Besides ‘Escape from Tomorrow‘, the other hot ticket at Sundance this year was a little movie in the U.S. Dramatic Competition called ‘Fruitvale’. It’s the cinematic equivalent of getting punched in t...
Out of all the movies that I saw during Sundance this year, a little title called ‘Blue Caprice’ was the most affecting. There were other movies I liked more, but in terms of a film’s ability to elicit deep emoti...
Last week, nerd worlds collided when Lucasfilm’s new corporate owners at Disney announced that the next ‘Star Wars’ movie will be directed by J.J. Abrams, the man currently holding the reins of the ‘Star Tr...
Every year at Sundance, one movie bursts out of obscurity to become the hottest ticket of the festival. Last year, that was ‘Beasts of the Southern Wild‘. A year before that, it was ‘Catfish’. This yearR...
As the first twelfth of 2013 draws to a close, the Hitman once again takes center stage with an overdue set of re-releases. For those with more eclectic tastes, this week’s videogame releases also include two feathers for th...
As we close out the month of January, Bruce Willis reminds us how often he dies hard, Christopher Walken kidnaps the wrong dog, Adam Sandler gets animated, and activity of a paranormal nature occurs yet again.
There’s been a lot of porn at Sundance this year, for whatever reason. Joseph Gordon-Levitt’s directorial debut centers on a ‘Jersey Shore’ type who’s addicted to watching it.
Of this weekend’s three wide releases, not one met box office expectations. The most star-studded couldn’t even crack the Top 5.
Let’s be frank; the fall 2012 TV season was pretty much a bust. Few of the new series lived up to expectations, and many have already been canceled. With the beginning of 2013, the networks attempt to make amends with a host...