★★★★ Wild, ambitious, and unique, The Blazing World is stunning in scope and directed, written, and starring the incredible Carlson Young. The indelible lead of our film, Young's character Margaret, is our anchor through the trauma, metaphors, and trippy visuals, and it's a performance full of hefty emotional weight. The supporting cast around Carlson is … Continue reading Sundance 2021: The Blazing World
Sundance 2021: Coming Home In The Dark
★★★ Disturbing and uncompromising - if a little rough around the edges - Coming Home in the Dark is a visceral and intense experience that plunges you deep into debut director James Ashcroft's vision. Starting off the story in the daytime was an interesting change from the usual horror scenarios, and the most grim moment … Continue reading Sundance 2021: Coming Home In The Dark
Sundance 2021: On The Count Of Three
★★★★ The dark humor and layered performances make this film feel very special. In a lot of ways, it reminded me most of Good Time from the Safdie Brothers, but this one - despite dealing with some very heavy themes - manages to stay much lighter than you'd expect. Tiffany Haddish and Henry Winkler are … Continue reading Sundance 2021: On The Count Of Three
Sundance 2021: The Cursed
★★★★ Major Tim Burton's Sleepy Hollow vibes with this one! Our Ichabod Crane stand-in (Boyd Holbrook as a hot pathologist investigating the disappearance of a young boy and the subsequent murders) needed a tad more screentime, but I really loved his character. The visuals are often horrifying and had my heart racing, particularly anything with … Continue reading Sundance 2021: The Cursed
Sundance 2021: Passing
★★ Well, this was a flagrant disappointment. This isn't a complete misfire - the black-and-white cinematography is stunning and beautiful, there are some fascinating racially charged moments, and the chemistry between Ruth Negga and Tessa Thompson draws you in. Alexander Skarsgard has a way with playing characters that make your skin crawl, and I couldn't … Continue reading Sundance 2021: Passing
Sundance 2021: Mass
★★★★★ A powerful portrait of grief that hits you with so many emotional moments, Mass might be my first Sundance film but it certainly won’t be my last. There is so much rawness and relatability to be found just in these four intense characters having very meaningful conversations. In other hands or even another writer, … Continue reading Sundance 2021: Mass