Tag: Charlie Shotwell
John and the Hole | Review
The Little Boy Who Lives Down the Lane: Sisto Finds a Psychopath in Disturbing Debut
There’s no arguing the discomforting vibe of John and the...
The Nest | Review
Bonfire of the Wannabes: Durkin Returns with Scenes from a Consumerist Marriage
Sean Durkin, at last, returns with sophomore feature The Nest nine years after...
Video Interview: Sean Durkin – The Nest
One of the hallmark signature hallmarks found in Durkinian cinema is the ability to capture the psychology of his characters through their inaction. This...
2020 Sundance Film Festival: Miranda July, Julie Taymor, Dee Rees & Sean Durkin in the Premieres Section
The most acquisitions and distributor launch-pad friendly section of the festival, the Premieres category had some big ticket items in Nisha Ganatra's Late Night,...
Eli | Review
Devil May Care: Foy Falters with Campy Horror Flick
Director Ciarán Foy continues with genre in third narrative feature, Eli, a B-grade horror film...
The Nightingale | Review
Bloody White People: Kent Hits Hard with Brutal Revenge Trip
Jennifer Kent follows up her formidable debut The Babadook with a less inventive, but decidedly...
2019 Sundance Film Festival Predictions: #61. Jennifer Kent – The Nightingale
Sundance was a major launch pad for Jennifer Kent's The Babadook and it could be the lieu for the US premiere (nabbing one of...
All the Money in the World | Review
A Buck or a Pound: Greed is Good Cinema in Scott’s Perverse Portrait of Capitalist Dysfunction
Perhaps it was ABBA, Sweden’s 1970s pop sensation,...
2017 Sundance Film Festival Predictions: Tali Shalom-Ezer’s Mercy
The chances of seeing Israeli filmmaker Tali Shalom Ezer's Mercy premiere at Sundance are next to nil and that's not because it wouldn't be...