Jordan M. Smith

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The Royal Road | Review

Jenni Olson begins The Royal Road, her latest emotional excavation of Hollywood nostalgia via Benning-esque 16mm landscape portraiture, by self-referentially quoting Michel Chion on...

Heart of a Dog | Review

Essay films rarely get as much attention as Laurie Anderson's Heart of a Dog as already attracted. The highly regarded performance artist and musician has long...

Criterion Collection: My Own Private Idaho| Blu-ray Review

Patching together portraits of his beloved Portland streets, bits of Shakespeare's Henry IV via Welles' tumultuous Chimes at Midnight, and vignettes of a narcoleptic vagabond hustler whose motherless anxieties...

The Russian Woodpecker | Review

Signals Over The Air: First Time Filmmaker Chad Gracia Sees Russian Conspiracy Theory Transform Into Truth At the dark heart of director Chad Gracia’s messy,...

Video Interview: Daniel Barber (The Keeping Room)

Five years after the Michael Caine vehicle Harry Brown hit theaters, director Daniel Barber has returned to the director's seat with a revisitation to period drama,...

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Nuisance Bear | 2026 Sundance Film Festival Review

Creature Discomfort: Docu Explores the Long Rift Between Neighbors Adding...

2026 Sundance: Beth de Araújo’s ‘Josephine’ Doubles Down Lands Grand Jury & Audience Award Prizes

Following a thunderous world premiere, Beth de Araújo’s sophomore...

Ha-chan, Shake Your Booty! | 2026 Sundance Film Festival Review

Strictly Soft Gloom: Wladyka's Bereft Bliss Puts Spotlight on...

Birds of War | 2026 Sundance Film Festival Review

Soaringly Bittersweet: Boulos & Alkader Habak Fall in Love...
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