Month: February 2015

[Sundance Review] Brooklyn

Presented with the tale of an Irish immigrant, one would perhaps expect a dreary and brutal film about the hardships of moving to America. In a way, John Crowle...

[Sundance Review] Results

Certain movies coast by on the charm of their cast, and that's pretty much the case with writer-director Andrew Bujalski's Results. That's not to say the film c...

[Sundance Review] The Forbidden Room

Lacking the accessibility of Guy Maddin’s earlier and most accomplished features, including My Winnipeg and Brand Upon The Brain, one ought to enter The Forbidd...

[Slamdance Review] Across the Sea

A rich and moving character-driven drama, Across the Sea, from first time filmmakers Nisan Dag and Esra Saydam, transposes a few tropes you might find in mumble...

[Sundance Review] The Hallow

Don't go to Ireland or, better yet, don't go to the part of Ireland where your insane neighbor tells you to stay out of the woods is the moral of The Hallow. Al...