This review is being re-posted to coincide with the film’s VOD and theatrical release. In most comedies involving a break-up between parents, the plot tends to naturally vilify the parent opposite of the lead, portraying them as some type of evil entity whom the lead must conquer and triumph over to win. However, this isn’t […]
[Review] The Stanford Prison Experiment
This review was originally published as part of our Sundance Film Festival 2015 coverage. It is being re-posted to coincide with the film’s limited theatrical release. By now, most adults are familiar with the Stanford prison experiment. In 1971, a study was conducted to explore the psychological effects of prisoners and guards in a simulated […]
[Review] Infinitely Polar Bear
[This review was originally published during our Sundance 2014 coverage. It’s being re-posted to coincide with the film’s limited theatrical release.] Infinitely Polar Bear Director: Maya Forbes Rating: N/A Release Date: January 18, 2014 (Sundance), June 19, 2015 (limited) Infinitely Polar Bear is based on writer/director Maya Forbes’ childhood, so it’s hard to say what […]
[Review] The Overnight
[This review was originally published during our Sundance 2015 coverage. It’s being re-posted to coincide with the film’s limited theatrical release.] The Overnight represented a change of pace for my Sundance 2015 coverage as the first comedy of the week amidst an onslaught of dramas. Featuring a stellar cast comprised of Taylor Schilling (Orange is […]
The Wolfpack Is a Problematic Documentary Rather Than a Quirky Delight
Given its overuse, the word “problematic” can seem so mealy-mouthed and equivocal. Yet “problematic” is the word that came to mind after I watched Crystal Moselle’s documentary The Wolfpack, which comes out today in New York and Toronto and opens in more theaters across the country next week. The Wolfpack chronicles the lives of the Angulo brothers, six […]
[Review] Me and Earl and the Dying Girl
This review is being re-posted to coincide with Me and Earl and the Dying Girl‘s theatrical release. Going into Me and Earl and the Dying Girl, I expected something akin to The Inevitable Defeat of Mister and Pete in the sense that it would be a grounded, coming-of-age film about friends trying their hardest to get through adversity. […]
Official Trailer for Post-Apocalyptic Love Triangle Film, Z For Zachariah
[youtube id=”Brbj4Hbff7Y”] Z for Zachariah might be one of my favorite “underrated” films of the year. I cautiously use the term underrated because I still reviewed it fairly well, the cast got their praise from various outlets, and the film hasn’t even been screened for general audiences yet. Still, it’s the type of film you see […]
[Sundance Video] Sundance Film Festival 2015 Recap
Video shot and edited by J. Frank With January 2015 well behind us, we can officially say so long to Sundance 2015. As United States’ first major film festival of the year, Sundance represented what to expect from some of our favorite festival films this year. Ranging from heart-wrenching dramas, hilarious comedies, and harrowing psychological […]