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The Jeffrey Dahmer Files | Review

Jordan M. Smith February 15, 2013 1

Twenty years after he was caught red handed, Jeffrey Dahmer continues to be a storytelling gold mine, but for newbie doc helmer Chris James Thompson, he was merely a demented center of a much

American Promise | Sundance 2013 Review

Jordan M. Smith February 12, 2013 0

An Education: Brewster and Stephenson’s 12 Year Docu Documentarians Joe Brewster and Michèle Stephenson have been investigating the multicultural divide that pervades American culture for years, but when they decided to take a step

Criterion Collection: Pina | Blu-ray Review

Jordan M. Smith February 12, 2013 0

Wim Wenders’ long imagined a Pina Bausch documentary with Bausch herself, a dear friend of the director, personally collaborating on the project. It was originally conceived as a way to solidify the legendary modern

Keep the Lights On | Blu-ray Review

Jordan M. Smith February 12, 2013 0

With his latest, director Ira Sachs provides further proof of his narrative proficiency while delving into the most personal aspects of his previous long term relationship which crumbled in the hands of indecision and

Interview: Alex Gibney (Mea Maxima Culpa: Silence in the House of God)

Jordan M. Smith February 4, 2013 0

A crime story that spans decades, takes place on multiple continents and sees the most noble of authority figures involved in a vast cover-up. This isn’t an Agatha Christie novel, but perhaps the largest

The Machine Which Makes Everything Disappear | Sundance 2013 Review

Jordan M. Smith February 4, 2013 0

Gurchiani’s Lens Acts As A Georgian Confessional With a solid background in psychology and a foundation in direction via the University of Film and Television Konrad Wolf in Potsdam-Babelsberg, Germany, the Georgian born director

Citizen Koch | 2013 Sundance Review

Jordan M. Smith February 1, 2013 0

Corporations Are People: Lessin and Deal Question Why Tia Lessin and Carl Deal’s Citizen Koch looks to shine a light on the political upheaval going on in Wisconsin due to covert corporate concessions and

Best of Fest: Jordan’s Top Five Films from the 2013 Sundance Film Festival

Jordan M. Smith January 31, 2013 2

#5. Concussion I came into this film not knowing writer/director Stacie Passon or her on screen muse Robin Weigert, let’s just say they officially have my attention. Weigert gives a powerhouse performance of subtle

We Steal Secrets: The Story of Wikileaks | 2013 Sundance Review

Jordan M. Smith January 31, 2013 0

Gibney Ciphers Assange’s Brain Child Back up a few years and you probably never had heard the name Julian Assange or his tiny little whistle-blowing website, WikiLeaks, but by 2010 both the name an

Cutie and the Boxer | Sundance 2013 Review

Jordan M. Smith January 28, 2013 0

Art is a Demon: Heinzerling Finds Tragic Love in the Shinoharas Zachary Heinzerling’s documentary debut may not pack the political punch of most trending hard-issue docs, but Cutie and the Boxer holds its own

Upstream Color | Sundance 2013 Review

Jordan M. Smith January 24, 2013 0

Carruth’s Vexing Symphony of Imposted Phantom Memories It’s been a long eight year’s since the superb time traveling Pandora’s box that was Primer took home the Grand Jury Prize at Sundance back in 2004,

Google and the World Brain | Sundance 2013 Review

Jordan M. Smith January 20, 2013 0

Legality Be Damned, Making Wells A Reality Ben Lewis started as a commentator on the modern art world, but in recent years has made a name for himself as a sharp witted documentarian of

2013 Guide to the Sundance Twitterverse: U.S. Dramatic Competition

Jordan M. Smith January 17, 2013 0

Aaaah….that crisp Park City air. Eric Lavallee, Nicholas Bell, and I Jordan Smith are returning to the Sundance Film Festival (@sundancefest) once again this year for another ten day cinematic marathon where we will