It’s no exaggeration to insist that John Lithgow is one of the finest actors of our time. He’s proven it endlessly with a fairly consistent, decade-spanning career of TV, film, and theater roles, culminating with his recent Emmy win for…
‘The Brink’ Review: Steve Bannon Gets a Reckoning of His Own Making | Sundance 2019
For one year, director Alison Klayman (whose last Sundance film was the wonderful 2012 documentary Ai Weiwei: Never Sorry) followed the work and life of far-right political activist and former Trump advisor Steve Bannon. Her camera stayed glued on him…
‘I Am Mother’ Review: Cool sci-fi apocalyptic world building can’t save shallow story | Sundance 2019
I Am Mother has some really cool apocalyptic sci-fi imagery that aids its incredible world-building. However, the story that populates it doesn’t live up to those technical standards, instead, more concerned with the relationship between a droid and the human…
‘Little Monsters’ Review: A reminder to thank our teachers in hilarious horror-comedy | Sundance 2019
A zombie film is probably not what comes to mind when thinking of films that appreciate teachers but after Little Monsters, it makes total sense. Director Abe Forsythe celebrates childhood and the teachers who made it meaningful all the while zombies…
‘The Nightingale’ Review: A messy and violent look at humanity | Sundance 2019
There’s no denying The Nightingale is a difficult watch. (When the theater manager says they have psychologists waiting outside if you need to leave, it’s pretty serious.) But while The Nightingale is punishing in its depiction of sexual violence, there’s…