Kahlil Joseph’s Documentary Is A Brilliant Wonder To Behold [Sundance]

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Kahlil Joseph’s Documentary Is A Brilliant Wonder To Behold [Sundance]

PARK CITY – There is a world in which “BLKNWS: Terms & Conditions,” the expansive, brilliant, multilayered, and entrancing documentary from Kahlil Joseph, was never seen. Due to a dispute over a supposed “secret cut” right before the highly anticipated…

Heart Eyes Review | Flickreel

Slasher movies have capitalized on Halloween, Christmas, Thanksgiving, birthdays, the Fourth of July, and even St Patrick’s Day. One set on Valentine’s Day isn’t anything new, but Heart Eyes feels like the first that’s 50% rom-com and 50% slasher flick.…

‘Marlee Matlin: Not Alone Anymore’ Review: An Intimate Documentary About an Extraordinary Life and Career

Being the first in anything might be a momentous achievement, but it also comes with the baggage and burden of representing a whole group of people. For Marlee Matlin, that burden came at the tender age of 21, when she…

‘Plainclothes’ Review: Tom Blyth and Russell Tovey’s Scattershot Cop Thriller Fails to Sting

About 20 minutes into Carmen Emmi’s thriller Plainclothes, which follows a series of undercover sting operations to capture gay men trolling for lovers in a suburban mall bathroom, I had little hope for it to amount to much. From the…

A Searing Send-Up Of America Taking Care of (Show) Business In Iraq [Sundance]

The politics of the American military invasion of Iraq have shifted in the last two decades. The current president, for example, has decided it would be preferable to lie about always being opposed to it than own up to supporting…

Sami Zayn Proves He’s on CM Punk’s Level and Gunther Lays Down the Law

WWE Raw aired live from Cleveland, Ohio last night, with the post-Royal Rumble fallout setting the stage for the Road to WrestleMania 41, and we were treated to some storyline teases, sneak attacks, and a banger of a main event.…

This Opposites-Attract Procedural Returns With an Even Slower Burn

I may not have understood it when I was younger, but now I see why procedural shows with a will-they-won't-they element drag things out for as long as they do. With a case-of-the-week type of story, where things reset more…

Isabelle Huppert Gets Lost In Flora Lau’s Video Game World [Sundance]

PARK CITY – A sporadically interesting though ultimately superficial exploration of online connection, video games, and modern alienation, writer-director Flora Lau’s “Luz” is a film in search of something greater than it is never quite able to grab hold of.…

‘Brides’ Review: A Bold Coming-Of-Age Story Strengthened by Its Leads, but Weakened by Its Structure

Like all genres, coming-of-age stories have their own set of tropes. Characters attempting to find a date for prom, trying to get into college, and throwing a massive rager when their parents aren't home, for example, are all staples of…

‘Last Days’ Review: Justin Lin’s Break from Fast & Furious Is an Underwhelming Drama Mired in Religious Zealotry

Justin Lin is a filmmaker now synonymous with the Fast & Furious franchise, having directed six installments, including the fan favorite, Tokyo Drift. What many might not know, though, is that his roots are in indie filmmaking, bringing his sophomore…

‘Sorry, Baby’ Review: A Compassionate, Hilarious Breakthrough Directorial Debut by Eva Victor

Every year at Sundance, it seems like there’s one new filmmaker who gets chosen as the promising new voice to make their debut at the festival. This is the festival that launched the careers of Quentin Tarantino, Steven Soderbergh, Paul…

A Body Horror Take On Cinderella, By Way Of Coralie Fargeat’s The Substance [Sundance]

An Ozempic allegory, a feminist takedown of Disney princess stories, and Coralie Fargeat’s Cinderella will be among the interpretations thrust upon “The Ugly Stepsister.” Norwegian filmmaker Emilie Blichfeldt’s horror dramedy is largely entertaining on its own terms, even for viewers…

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