Tag: Sam Slater

I Love My Dad | Review

Sons & Lovers: Morosini Aims for Awkward in Dysfunctional Familial Dilemma Overbearing and stifling parents have long been a staple of semi-autobiographical storytelling, but director...

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...

2020 Sundance Film Festival: Janicza Bravo’s Zola, Josephine Decker’s Shirley & Eliza Hittman’s Never Rarely Sometimes Always in U.S. Dramatic Comp

Among the sixteen narrative feature films announced today all vying for Grand Jury Prize Award we have highly anticipated items from Janicza Bravo (Zola),...

Support the Girls | 2018 SXSW Film Festival Review

Give a Hoot: Regina Hall shines in Bujalski’s latest Slice of Life Andrew Bujalski is one of those quintessential American independent filmmakers whose mature work...

Top 100 Most Anticipated American Indie Films of 2018: #78. Andrew Bujalski’s Support The Girls

Support The Girls In a filmography that includes 2002’s Funny Ha Ha, 2005’s Mutual Appreciation, 2009’s Beeswax, 2013’s Computer Chess (read review) and 2015’s Results,...

2018 Sundance Film Festival Predictions: Andrew Bujalski’s Support The Girls

If Andrew Bujalski lands at the fest with his third straight film, we'll officially call him a fixture. On the seen since 2002's Funny...

2018 Sundance Film Festival Predictions: Silas Howard’s A Kid Like Jake

A busy bee as of late directing notable television gigs such as Hudson Valley Ballers and Transparent, Silas Howard premiered his debut film at...

Interview: Janicza Bravo & Brett Gelman (Lemon)

I've been a fan of her work since being exposed to her gleefully sardonic award-winning short film Gregory Go Boom at Sundance back in 2014....

Video: Janicza Bravo’s Lemon – 2017 Sundance Film Fest Post Screening Q&A

“We wrote it together and we ....share a bed.” – Janicza Bravo Creative partners in crime and the most fashionable "it" couple I ran into...

2015 Sundance Film Festival Predictions: Andrew Bujalski’s Results

Andrew Bujalski's Computer Chess turned out to be the feel good film of Sundance and that's not because the early gamers are particularly charming,...

Top 100 Most Anticipated Films of 2013: #56. Joe Swanberg’s Drinking Buddies

Drinking Buddies Director/Writer: Joe Swanberg Producer(s): Swanberg, Burn Later Productions’ Paul Bernon and Sam Slater, Andrea Roa (Sunlight Jr.) and Alicia Van Couvering (Nobody Walks) U.S. Distributor:...

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