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...
Falling short of the best political sausage making films and TV series such as The War Room and Tanner 88, Sweet Micky For President is a somewhat insightful if...
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...
With subtle nods to classic Hollywood melodramas, Black or White is a classical contemporary social issue film with notes of Douglas Sirk, wrapped in a courtroo...
With Room 237, director Rodney Ascher provided a highly entertaining exploration of over-analyzation as it pertains to Stanley Kubrick's The Shining. He now ret...
Whether it's Martha Marcy May Marlene or Sound of My Voice or this year's The Wolfpack, we've seen a number of films at Sundance deal with communes and closed c...
Regardless of one's budget, a well-executed, smart idea can sell science fiction films on the smallest of scales. With seemingly little resources, the writing a...
Growing up one can often feel sheltered from the outside world, whether its through parental restrictions, lack of a social life, or the location of one's upbri...
For a good long while, Cop Car, directed by Jon Watts, plays like a wonderful genre picture, featuring two impressive lead performances from child actors James ...
Joe Swanberg keeps getting better and better. A few years ago, Swanberg seriously stepped up his game with his highest-profile film yet, Drinking Buddies. The f...
