Michael says: “With a mix of deadpan humor, rich black & white tones, an appealing lead actor, and an early Hal Hartley vibe, FREMONT is just my kind of film. In fact, at this moment, it’s my top film of
Tom M. says: “Had a great time at CONFESSIONS OF A GOOD SAMARITAN. Penny Lane is such a trip and the kidney donation narrative had a personal tie for me.” Diane says: “Documentary director Penny Lane (LISTENING TO KENNY G,
Michael says: “MONICA is a finely constructed story about a fractured family reunited with the decline in health of the surviving matriarch. The title character particularly hasn’t had any contact with the family for years, and her return is brought
Michael says: “When I think of successful documentaries, they fall into two categories. Docs where the subject matter is of great interest to me, or so wild that they can’t help but be entertaining, and docs that are creative and
Chris says: “Paul Schrader has long established a reputation for going there, which is a major component of his sensibility and thus his peculiar appeal. Consequently, his movies work best when centered on a performance that understands how nutso the
Brett says: “The subject material speaks for itself on the surface: a group of incarcerated men at San Quentin train to complete a marathon inside prison walls. The parallels to life are immense and extend far beyond prison walls, a
Brett says: “A kitchen sink drama that cuddles up with SCARFACE? Count me in. CHARCOAL is an anomalous genre bender out of Brazil that is part Tennessee ‘Joanópolis’ Williams and part Mario ‘CV’ Puzo. “Irene and Jairo are wife and
Vicki says: “The main reason to see this film ( and it’s a valid one) is to watch Sigourney Weaver revel in the role of Hildy, a real estate agent in a high-end New England town. Hildy hopes to have
Diane says: “This is my 10th film ‘at’ Sundance. “Noelia is a native of Vieques, an island of Puerto Rico that the US Navy used as a bombing test site for decades–and left the trash behind. In early midlife, Noelia,
Diane says: “Oops, a Hallmark special got into Sundance by mistake! “Bill and his son David, veterans of Vietnam and Afghanistan respectively, run the family business in North Carolina. David’s sweet wife from ‘the holler’ packs lunches for the comfortably