After Sundance comes our second big film festival of the year, the Berlin International Film Festival, aka Berlinale. Jury head Todd Haynes (May December) and his fellow judges will be watching an...
At this year’s Sundance Film Festival, one could count at least 25 films that involved characters navigating unfamiliar environments, from two British teenager’s misguided trip to Syria in search of independence (Brides)...
The list has been finalized, and the Oscar nominees are set in stone.
For four of the five nominees, this is the first time they have ever been able to call themselves an...
To snub something or someone is an active choice. If the nearly 10,000 voting members of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences all got together in a single place, they...
In many ways, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, the voting body for the Oscars, has emblazoned on its crest, "separate the art from the artist." Over its long history,...
Director: Amanda KramerWriter: Amanda KramerStars: Juliette Lewis, Mamoudou Athie, Melanie Griffith
Synopsis: A woman swaps bodies with a chair, and everyone likes her better as a chair.
“You wouldn’t know to look at her,”...
Director: Hailey GatesWriter: Hailey GatesStars: Alia Shawkat, Chloe East, Channing Tatum
Synopsis: Follows an aspiring actress working on a U.S. military base that simulates an Iraqi war zone.
If one were to write a book titled...
Director: James SweeneyWriter: James SweeneyStars: Dylan O'Brien, James Sweeney, Alexa
Synopsis: Two grieving men bond in support group and form unlikely friendship.
Therapy isn’t exactly a one-stop shop for every demon in an individual’s arsenal...
