Jordan Raup

[Sundance Review] Cold In July

Far removed from his cold, clean serial killer character in Dexter, Michael C. Hall's first role following the series' conclusion finds him as a family man put ...

[Sundance Review] A Most Wanted Man

Anton Corbijn's The American is a restrained, absorbing and visually staggering story of an assassin on his final mission, but the marketing sold it as star-pow...

[Sundance Review] The Skeleton Twins

With Saturday Night Live serving as their initial platform, Kristen Wiig and Bill Hader have enjoyed substantial comedic careers in Hollywood, both behind and i...

[Sundance Review] Land Ho!

Following his break-out performance in last year's restrained Sundance drama This is Martin Bonner, the talented Paul Eenhoorn has returned to the festival with...

[Sundance Review] The Better Angels

The style of Terrence Malick has long since been a comparison point in many critical examinations, as of late hitting something of a fever pitch. While I rarely...

[Sundance Review] Frank

There's no definitive path on the unwieldy journey that is the creative process. We've seen countless films tackle various approaches in an attempt to find an a...

[Sundance Review] Fishing Without Nets

Survival is one of humanity's most basic instincts, driving one to unspeakable lengths to persevere in the harshest of conditions. Fishing Without Nets, one of ...

[Sundance Review] Ida

It seems as though Hollywood has a yearly quota for World War II dramas, ones that often present the heroic military efforts of the Allies, or others that zero ...

Jordan Raup

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Jordan Raup is the founder and editor-in-chief of The Film Stage and a Rotten Tomatoes-approved critic. Track his obsessive film-watching on Letterboxd.