Sundance 2015
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Noah Baumbach and Greta Gerwig team-up again for ‘Mistress America’ in first trailer
At this point, I could watch Noah Baumbach and Great Gerwig read the phone book. They are just that good together. The first trailer for their latest collaboration, Mistress America, was released on Wednesday and it looks like it will be the spiritual sequel to Frances Ha we all didn’t know we needed. The film […] More
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Jason Segel is David Foster Wallace in first trailer for ‘The End of the Tour’
Who would’ve thought James Franco, Jonah Hill, Seth Rogen, and Jason Segel would become such accomplished actors? The first trailer for director James Ponsoldt’s The End of the Tour released on Wednesday and offered our first look at Segel playing author David Foster Wallace. The film also stars Jesse Eisenberg, Anna Chlumsky, Mamie Gummer, Ron […] More
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Minnie is looking for love in first trailer for ‘Diary of a Teenage Girl’
Aren’t we all just looking for love? The first trailer for the Sundance hit, The Diary of a Teenage Girl, hit on Tuesday and the film based on Phoebe Gloeckner’s graphic novel of the same name seems to live up to the hype. The movie stars Bel Powley, Alexander Skarsgård, Kristen Wiig, with appearances by […] More
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Sundance ’15 documentary winner ‘The Wolfpack’ gets a trailer
While Me and Earl and the Dying Girl got the bulk of the buzz coming out of this year’s Sundance, one of the other award winners was the documentary The Wolfpack, which won the festival’s Grand Jury Prize for docs. Crystal Moselle’s film profiles the six Angulo brothers, New York residents who were strongly encouraged by […] More
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Watch the trailer for Sundance ’15 Audience Award winner ‘Dark Horse’
Everyone loves an underdog story. Mostly Americans, but a British story will do. The winner of the Audience Award for Best Documentary at this year’s Sundance film festival, Dark Horse: The Incredible True Story of Dream Alliance is a quaint documentary about the horse Dream Alliance, bought and raised to be a racehorse by British […] More
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Ten unacquired Sundance 2015 films we still hope to see someday
Every year, the Sundance Film Festival finds itself packed with several promising features, filled with established performers and breakout stars, and filmmakers screening their first feature alongside veterans of the profession. One of the unfortunate downsides of such a rich array of features, however, is that not every film is able to secure a distributor […] More
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Sundance 2015: ‘Grandma’ tailor-made to showcase Lily Tomlin
Grandma Written by Paul Weitz Directed by Paul Weitz USA, 2015 Director Paul Weitz (About A Boy, American Dreamz) has tailor-made Grandma to showcase the strength of comedy legend Lily Tomlin. As poet Elle Reid, her wry personality has an overpowering screen presence that is entertaining, but comes at the expense a talented supporting cast […] More
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Sundance 2015: ‘The Wolfpack’ documents cinephilia as a means of survival
The Wolfpack Directed by Crystal Moselle USA, 2015 Crystal Moselle’s documentary The Wolfpack centers in on a group of brothers who grew up in isolation, locked away in a Manhattan apartment with nothing but films to familiarize them with the outside world. It’s a playful, albeit saddening coming-of-age story. Nicknamed “The Wolfpack,” you can see the […] More
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Sundance 2015: ‘Digging for Fire’ is pleasantly bland
Digging for Fire comes perilously close to having something interesting to say about relationships and lurking curiosities. Unfortunately, it lacks the narrative focus and observational humor to be more than a mild diversion. It’s the kind of film where the secondary characters exist only to further the plot, while the main characters always say exactly what’s on their mind. It’s not a bad movie, exactly, but it never quite reaches the emotional heights that it’s reaching for. More
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Sundance 2015: ‘Advantageous’ wins with stunning visuals and smart sci-fi
Jennifer Phang’s 2012 short film, Advantageous, was a haunting rumination on the nature of existence in a world that no longer needs you. This feature-length adaptation maintains Phang’s assured visual narrative, but a sluggish script makes for some frustrated viewing at times. Still, Phang is a filmmaker to watch. Her impeccable eye yields plenty of surprises, making Advantageous a fascinating little sci-fi gem. More
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Sundance 2015: ‘Call Me Lucky’ channels its rage into comedy, compassion
Comedian and activist Barry Crimmins is a very simple man. He has but two humble objectives in his life; “Overthrow the United States government and close the Catholic Church.” Bobcat Goldthwait’s assured documentary, Call Me Lucky, spends half its running time paying homage to Crimmins’ invectives and the other half illuminating their painful source. It’s hilarious, heartbreaking, and life-affirming stuff from a director who continues his evolution into a serious filmmaker. More
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Sundance 2015: ‘Going Clear’ is intelligent rabble-rousing at its best
Alex Gibney might be the most important documentarian working today. In Going Clear: Scientology and the Prison of Belief, he immerses us in the bizarre world of Scientology. Exhaustively detailed, Gibney intertwines testimonials and archival footage to pull back the curtain on this shadowy religious organization. Darkly hilarious and endlessly fascinating, Going Clear is investigative filmmaking at its best. More
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