Jordan Raup

[Sundance Review] The Spectacular Now

Returning to Sundance Film Festival just one year after his overlooked drama Smashed, director James Ponsoldt shows a mature step forward with his coming-of-age...

[Sundance Review] Upstream Color

With expectations mounting as the years ticked by, those that have witnessed the intricately detailed and mind-bending time-travel film Primer have been patient...

[Sundance Review] Stoker

As we've learned time and time again, a foreign director's transition from their native country to Hollywood can often be a difficult road to traverse, with not...

[Sundance Review] Austenland

Few works stand the test of time like those from English novelist Jane Austen. A rooted staple in our culture, her elegant romantic dramas have set a precedent ...

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.