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Writer/director Cooper Raiff's sophomore film CHA CHA REAL SMOOTH is a very special movie, with all of the makings to sweep up the awards at Sundance this year. The film is a heartfelt, romantic dramedy that focuses on self-growth, learning how to love, and celebrating differences. And more than that, it is really, really charming.… Continue reading Sundance Movie Review: Cha Cha Real Smooth
It is hard to put into words how much I was moved by Amy Poehler's masterpiece documentary LUCY AND DESI. The film is not only the definitive work on Ball and Arnaz's professional and personal relationship, but a moving love letter to the two most instrumental figures in television history. It is clear that this… Continue reading Sundance Movie Review: Lucy and Desi
In DUAL, writer/director Riley Stearns takes advantage of the dual/duel homonym to make an original, creative sci-fi film that takes place in the near-ish future. Technology has reached a point where terminally ill patients can opt-in to clone themselves so that their deaths will be easier on family members. The clones live with the patient… Continue reading Sundance Movie Review: Dual
Based on real events, 892 tells the riveting story of Brian Easley (played by John Boyega), a 33-year-old Marine veteran who entered a bank on July 7, 2017 and took two hostages while claiming to have explosives in his backpack. Brian isn't your typical bank robber; he is mild-mannered, uses the terms "ma'am" and "please"… Continue reading Sundance Movie Review: 892
There are three questions I had when the end credits began to roll in the new horror-thriller-jet black comedy FRESH. One, will I ever be able to stop thinking about/talking about this film? Two, is the world ready for it? And three, how will anything at Sundance be able to top this? There have been… Continue reading Sundance Movie Review: Fresh
For the first time, I am attending the Sundance Film Festival virtually... from my couch. I miss the communal experience of seeing a film with an audience and excitedly talking about our reactions to the film. I also miss the in-person filmmaker Q&As following each screening. However, Sundance has done an impressive job making the… Continue reading Sundance Movie Review: When You Finish Saving The World
It has been a long time since I have been as excited about a movie release as I am SCREAM, which confusingly is both the name of the fifth film in the franchise and the name of the original film. Thankfully, it is really, really fun, slaying any fears of sequel, or "requel" dread by displaying… Continue reading Movie Review: Scream
THE 355, produced by Jessica Chastain and her company Freckle Films, gets its name from "Agent 355," the first female spy's code name during the American Revolution. It checks almost all of the boxes I want to see in a spy movie. It has a team-up of incredible, kickass actresses from around the world that… Continue reading Movie Review: The 355
Ringing in 2022 also ushers in a new lineup of films to look forward to this year, and the perfect vessel to showcase our new year of content is the Sundance Film Festival. The Festival is due to take place January 20-30, but with the threat of COVID-19 still looming large, I decided to "attend"… Continue reading Most Anticipated Movies at the 2022 Sundance Film Festival
When is a remake better than the original? Almost never. So the fact that Steven Spielberg has improved on a musical classic like WEST SIDE STORY is absolutely remarkable and a testament to the fact that he is the greatest filmmaker of all time. I mean, what film genre can this man not conquer? If this had been… Continue reading Movie Review: West Side Story