Tag: 2018 Sundance Film Festival
Interview: Jeffrey Wright & A$AP Rocky – Anthony Mandler’s Monster
Acting mainstay Jeffrey Wright jumps between mainstream and indie productions like it’s his job. In fact, it is: Wright’s résumé includes Broadway (Angels in...
Interview: Kelvin Harrison Jr. – Anthony Mandler’s Monster
Kelvin Harrison Jr. first came to Sundance with Birth of a Nation in 2016, then Oscar-nominated Mudbound in 2017. This past year, he was...
Interview: Isabella Eklöf – Holiday
I was lassoed by the pre-fest launching of the accompanying marketing materials for this Danish-Dutch-Swedish co-production Sundance's World Cinema Dramatic Comp selected debut, and...
Video: Isabella Eklöf’s Holiday | 2018 Sundance Film Festival
With American indie being the focal point of our Sundance coverage, it takes a little coaxing for us to check out the offerings found...
Pity | Review
Help Me, I’m Poor: Makridis Adds a Footnote to the Greek Cinema
Look no further than Babis Makridis’ sophomore feature, the bluntly named Pity, for...
Interview: Sebastián Silva – TYREL | 2018 Sundance Film Festival
Over the past nine years, writer/director Sebastián Silva has completed his checklist, by premiering a film in all five categories of the Sundance narrative feature...
Interview: Jason Mitchell – Sebastián Silva’s TYREL | 2018 Sundance Film Festival
Jason Mitchell first caught the mainstream eye in 2015 for his critically-acclaimed performance as an ill-fated rapper Eazy-E in the NWA biopic Straight Outta...
Interview: Jake Wasserman – TYREL & Piercing | 2018 Sundance Film Festival
It's an association, friendship and creative partnership that began with Nicolas Pesce, that was nurtured by the Borderline Films' Josh Mond, Antonio Campos and...
Interviews: Phillip Ettinger & Max Born + World Preem of Sebastián Silva’s TYREL
Along with actors Christopher Abbott (watch the interview) and Jason Mitchell (watch that interview), just prior to the world premiere at the Library Center...
Time Share (Tiempo Compartido) | Review
Meant to Be Spent Alone: Hofmann Returns with Cynical Comedy on Privileged Facades
If hell is other people, perhaps they signify an even hotter level...
What They Had | Review
Tragedy + Comedy = Family: Chomko’s Unforgettable Alzheimer's Story
In a year where so many films feel politically charged, What They Had is a refreshingly...
The Price of Everything | Review
The Difference Between Price And Value: Kahn Seeks Answers To Unanswerable Questions
The modern art world has been inexorably bound to the whims of collectors...
On Her Shoulders | Review
Carry That Weight: Bombach Bares The Whole Yazidi Soul Through Murad’s Personal Hell
The copious trove of data involving the millions afflicted by the crimes...
Video: Sara Colangelo’s The Kindergarten Teacher | 2018 Sundance Film Festival
Vaguely familiar in its form, it was a definite case of deja vu as I've assisted at both world premiere screenings for the 2014...
Dark Money | Review
Follow The Money: Reed’s Financial Exposé Is Highly Significant Yet Somewhat Clumsy
The rise of unregulated campaign finance in American elections coinciding with the collapse...
Video: Elan & Jonathan Bogarin’s 306 Hollywood | 2018 Sundance Film Festival
A first docu to be presented at Sundance's NEXT section, we began our fest with a transient poetic kaleidoscope representation of arti-"facts". Much like...
2018 NEXT Section Sundance Trading Card Series: #1. Elan Bogarín (306 Hollywood)
Eric Lavallee: Name me three of your favorite “2017 discoveries”
Elan Bogarín: 1. North Dome Hike, Yosemite National Park, with a view of Half Dome.
2....
Video: Steve Loveridge’s Matangi / Maya / M.I.A. | 2018 Sundance Film Festival
A docu project shrouded in controversy, and perhaps mystery, several including the singer/songwriter subject of the film (and perhaps even the filmmaker himself Steve...
2018 NEXT Section Sundance Trading Card Series: #7. Daryl Wein (White Rabbit)
Eric Lavallee: Name me three of your favorite “2017 discoveries”
Daryl Wein: 1. Clean My Mac 3 - a program that frees up storage space...
2018 NEXT Section Sundance Trading Card Series: #6. Vivian Bang (White Rabbit)
Eric Lavallee: Name me three of your favorite “2017 discoveries”.
Vivian Bang: The Third Industrial Revolution - Office of Jeremy Rifkin
Naomi Klein’s : NO IS...
2018 NEXT Section Sundance Trading Card Series: #5. Nana Ghana (White Rabbit)
Eric Lavallee: Name me three of your favorite “2017 discoveries”
Nana Ghana: Joan Didion. Hamilton musical theater. The Office series. Charlottesville, Virginia.
Lavallee: In White Rabbit, Sophia...
Colette | Review
Elle Époch: Westmoreland Recuperates a Literary Giant in Appealingly Frank Biopic
After winning the Sundance Grand Jury Prize for the 2005 breakout film Quinceañera, co-directors...
Lizzie | Review
Walk Away Genet: Macneill Revisits the Lurid Case of Lizzie Borden in Fascinating, Empowering Psychological Portrait
For true crime aficionados, there is perhaps no figure...
Hal | Review
My Friend Hal: Scott Redefines the Showbiz Doc With Show-Stopping Debut Feature
Hal Ashby was one of the finest cinematic craftsmen who ever lived, with...
2018 NEXT Section Sundance Trading Card Series: #2. Troy Herion (306 Hollywood)
Eric Lavallee: Name me three of your favorite “2017 discoveries”
Troy Herion: 1. The Optigan - an obscure organ from the 1970s
2. Oregon Rte 138...
Interview: Aneesh Chaganty, Sev Ohanian & Natalie Qasabian – Searching
Search—an absorbing thriller set entirely on computer screens—took home three awards at Sundance ‘18. I sat down for an interview with three of the...
Searching | Review
The Search is Over: Chaganty Transcends ‘found-footage’ and then some with Debut
Aneesh Chaganty’s absorbing feature debut Searching follows a desperate father’s hunt for his missing daughter—set...
2018 NEXT Section Sundance Trading Card Series: #11. Jeremiah Zagar (We the Animals)
Eric Lavallee: Name me three of your favorite “2017 discoveries”.
Jeremiah Zagar: Foxtrot, Big Mouth, Pattie Cake$
Lavallee: It's rare to see book to micro-indie adaptations,...
2018 NEXT Section Sundance Trading Card Series: #12. Sheila Vand (We the Animals)
Eric Lavallee: Name me three of your favorite “2017 discoveries”.
Sheila Vand: Cardi B, Ta-Nehisi Coates, New Mexican deserts.
Lavallee: As a filmmaker, Jeremiah comes from...
Video: Jeremiah Zagar’s We the Animals | 2018 Sundance Film Festival
It's a rarity for micro-indie and book adaptations to co-exist, but I guess this is the sort of project that felt right for everyone...
Minding the Gap | Review
Skating on Thin Ice: Bing Liu’s Powerful, Autobiographical Domestic Abuse Doc
Bing Liu’s documentary Minding The Gap contains more entertainment—and more authenticity—than most narrative features...
Interview: Josephine Decker – Madeline’s Madeline
Artistic ambition, hierarchy within matriarchy, heightened psychosis and hormonal pushback act as a sort of microfibre in a dramedy about the individual being a product...
Video: Josephine Decker’s Madeline’s Madeline | 2018 Sundance Film Festival
Madeline's Madeline is the reason why I love the programming for the Sundance's NEXT section. Madeline's Madeline is the reason why I love micro-indie....
2018 NEXT Section Sundance Trading Card Series: #13. Josephine Decker (Madeline’s Madeline)
Eric Lavallee: Name me three of your favorite “2017 discoveries”.
Josephine Decker: We Have Always Lived in the Castle by Shirley Jackson (book), Giant, 1956...
2018 NEXT Section Sundance Trading Card Series: #15. Helena Howard (Madeline’s Madeline)
Eric Lavallee: Name me three of your favorite “2017 discoveries”.
Helena Howard: Zen Chai - 94 Rivington Ave, New York, NY 10002, New York City, Street...
2018 NEXT Section Sundance Trading Card Series: #16. Harrison Atkins (Madeline’s Madeline)
Eric Lavallee: Name me three of your favorite “2017 discoveries”.
Harrison Atkins: Twin Peaks: The Return is at the top of my list. Also been...
2018 NEXT Section Sundance Trading Card Series: #14. Ashley Connor (Madeline’s Madeline)
Eric Lavallee: Name me three of your favorite “2017 discoveries”.
Ashley Connor: 1. Twin Peaks - "The Return" 2. "Wild Horses" by Prefab Sprout 3....
2018 NEXT Section Sundance Trading Card Series: #22. Crystal Moselle (Skate Kitchen)
Eric Lavallee: Name me three of your favorite “2017 discoveries”.
Crystal Moselle: #1. I have been a fan of Nicolas Jaar for many years, but...
2018 NEXT Section Sundance Trading Card Series: #21. Rachelle Vinberg (Skate Kitchen)
Eric Lavallee: Name me three of your favorite “2017 discoveries”.
Rachelle Vinberg: - The Alchemist: Shuffling through the books on my friends bookshelf last January,...
2018 NEXT Section Sundance Trading Card Series: #20. Aska Matsumiya (Skate Kitchen)
Eric Lavallee: Name me three of your favorite “2017 discoveries”.
Aska Matsumiya: 1. A Life in Waves. A documentary that explores the life and innovations of electronic music...
2018 NEXT Section Sundance Trading Card Series: #10. Jordana Spiro (Night Comes On)
Eric Lavallee: Name me three of your favorite “2017 discoveries”.
Jordana Spiro: Medium format camera with actual film. One More Time With Feeling - Nick...
2018 NEXT Section Sundance Trading Card Series: #9. Dominique Fishback (Night Comes On)
Eric Lavallee: Name me three of your favorite “2017 discoveries”.
Dominique Fishback: Vivien Leigh in "Gone with the wind"; A collection of mortifying diaries that I...
2018 NEXT Section Sundance Trading Card Series: #8. Tatum Hall (Night Comes On)
Eric Lavallee: Name me three of your favorite “2017 discoveries”.
Tatum Hall: I am really into jewelry and accessories, and I found a shop in...
2018 NEXT Section Sundance Trading Card Series: #23. Alvaro R. Valente (Night Comes On)
Eric Lavallee: Name me three of your favorite “2017 discoveries”.
Alvaro R. Valente: I’ve always been a fan of animated movies and although I’m generally...
Video: Aneesh Chaganty’s Searching | 2018 Sundance Film Festival
A desktop dramatic thriller that works as a relatable and palpable cautionary tale, on paper and conceptually speaking, Aneesh Chaganty's debut film should be...
Interview: Chloë Grace Moretz, Sasha Lane, Emily Skeggs & Melanie Ehrlich – The Miseducation of Cameron Post
The Miseducation of Cameron Post—Desiree Akhvan’s tender tale set in a gay conversion therapy camp—took home the Grand Jury Prize at Sundance ’18. The...
Interview: Desiree Akhavan & Emily M. Danforth – The Miseducation of Cameron Post
Director Desiree Akhavan’s tender and funny second feature The Miseducation of Cameron Post won the Grand Jury Prize at Sundance ’18. Based on Emily...
Video: Desiree Akhavan’s The Miseducation of Cameron Post | 2018 Sundance Film Festival
Moving from quirky indie with a pulse in Appropriate Behavior (one of our favroite Sundance discoveries back in 2014) to a witty ensemble piece with...
Sorry to Bother You | Review
Unbridled Creativity: No one is Safe from Riley’s Wackadoo Satire ... Himself Included
There is nothing subtle in Boots Riley's Sorry To Bother You. A singular,...
Interview: Boots Riley – Sorry to Bother You
Writer/Director Boots Riley is no stranger to pushing boundaries. A longtime political activist-rapper, he has already made his bones in music, founding the renowned...
