Alan French

Alan French is a Rotten Tomatoes certified critic for film and television. He loves horror and action films but has become genre-agnostic in the last decade. He first started writing about the industry while pursuing his MA at UCF and holds a pair of degrees from FSU as well. When he's not watching movies, he's fantasizing about road-tripping at National Parks or visiting theme parks across the country.
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Movie Review (Sundance 2026): ‘Joybubbles’ is a Fun and Eccentric Documentary

Director: Rachael J. MorrisonStars: Josef Carl Engressia Synopsis: Blind Joybubbles finds he can control phones by whistling specific tones. His discovery, born from loneliness, becomes foundational to hacking culture and tech history. Before the...

Movie Review (Sundance 2026): ‘Ghost in the Machine’ is Already Behind the Times

Director: Valerie Veatch Synopsis: Artificial intelligence's unsung beginnings are found in power rather than computers, illuminating the dreams that underlie the hype that brought us to this point and our future. Fears of artificial...

Movie Review (Sundance 2026): ‘Barbara Forever’ is a Celebration of a Queer Cinema Icon

Director: Brydie O'Connor Synopsis: An archival study examining pioneering lesbian filmmaker Barbara Hammer's impact, career, and contributions. The lineage of queer filmmakers has seen an explosion of undiscovered classics from the 1980s and 1990s....

Movie Review (Sundance 2026): ‘TheyDream’ is a Beautiful Rumination on Family, Animation, and the Past

Director: William David CaballeroWriters: William David Caballero, Elaine del Valle, Brad JonesStars: Diana Alvort, William David Caballero, Vic Rico Synopsis: A director and his mother document their Puerto Rican family over 20 years, facing...

Movie Review: ‘It’s Never Over, Jeff Buckley’ Mourns the Future That Never Was

Director: Amy BergStars: Jeff Buckley, Mary Guibert, Rebecca Moore, Joan Wasser, Ben Harper, Aimee Mann Synopsis:  Never-before-seen footage, exclusive voice messages, and accounts from Jeff Buckley's inner circle paint a captivating portrait of...

List: Alan French’s Top 10 Films of 2021

10. Cyrano Love stories might be old hat, but Joe Wright and Peter Dinklage make for a winning combination. My adoration of Cyrano begins with its lead performance. Dinklage’s brilliant performance works on...

Movie Review: ‘Licorice Pizza’ Shines Thanks To Haim’s Debut

Director: Paul Thomas Anderson Writer: Paul Thomas Anderson Stars: Alana Haim, Cooper Hoffman, Bradley Cooper Synopsis: The story of Alana Kane and Gary Valentine growing up, running around and going through the treacherous navigation of first love in...

Movie Review: ‘Last Night in Soho’ is the Most Frustrating Miss of the Year

Director: Edgar Wright Writers: Edgar Wright, Krysty Wilson-Cairns Stars: Thomasin McKenzie, Anya Taylor-Joy, Matt Smith, Terrence Stamp, Dianna Rigg, Michael Ajao, Rita Tushingham Synopsis: An aspiring fashion designer is mysteriously able to enter the 1960s...

Alan French

Alan French is a Rotten Tomatoes certified critic for film and television. He loves horror and action films but has become genre-agnostic in the last decade. He first started writing about the industry while pursuing his MA at UCF and holds a pair of degrees from FSU as well. When he's not watching movies, he's fantasizing about road-tripping at National Parks or visiting theme parks across the country.
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