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Sundance: “FAIRYLAND”
Andrew Durham’s debut feature “Fairyland” is an emotionally-rich character piece with an acute sense of time and place.
Adapted by Durham from Alysia Abbott’s book “Fairyland: A Memoir of My Father,” Scoot McNairy is Steve Abbott, a writer and widower who, after the death of his wife, moves with his young daughter Alysia (Emilia Jones) to San Francisco in the seventies. more >
NEWS
Sundance | “LITTLE RICHARD: I AM EVERYTHING”
Early in the new documentary “Little Richard: I Am Everything,” two sentences perfectly capture the man and his legacy. John Waters proclaims, “He spit on every rule there was ... more >
Sundance: “WILLIE NELSON & FAMILY”; documentary pays eloquent tribute to a unique soul
Sundance Film Festival 2023 Indie Episodic Trailblazers and Icons “Willie Nelson & Family” “I've got the song of the voice inside me Set to the rhythm of the wheel And ... more >
Sundance: “RUN RABBIT RUN” and “BIRTH/REBIRTH”
“Run Rabbit Run," written by Hannah Kent and directed by Diana Reid, is an Australian creeper that is essentially more of a psychological thriller than full-on horror. Sarah ... more >
THE WEEK IN REVIEW
Sundance: “FAIRYLAND”
Andrew Durham’s debut feature “Fairyland” is an emotionally-rich character piece with an acute sense of time and place. Adapted by Durham from Alysia Abbott's book “Fairyland: A Memoir of ... more >
Sundance: “FAIR PLAY”
Sex and money and greed in the cutthroat corporate world of New York City. Writer-director Chloe Domont’s fiery new adult thriller “Fair Play” is the kind of NYC white-knuckle film where ... more >
Hollywood Reporter hosts international feature shortlist in Palm Springs
PALM SPRINGS, Calif.—The Oscar is the goal, and before the final five, there is what’s called the “shortlist”—films generating buzz that may or may not get the nod. The Hollywood Reporter’s ... more >
PALM SPRINGS FESTIVAL, the final dispatch until next year
As is ever the case with film festivals, there aren’t enough hours, or days, to see everything, or even everything on my to-watch list. This despite making my way through screening links in ... more >
Luminous Léa Seydoux confronted with caring for an elderly parent in “ONE FINE MORNING” | REVIEW
Mia Hansen-Løve’s “One Fine Morning”("Un beau matin" in the French original) is an intelligent and warm ode to the sorrows and joys of parenting. A marvelous Léa Seydoux is Sandra, a ... more >
“THE PALE BLUE EYE”: a candlelit murder tale that uncovers the darker facet of our intellect | REVIEW
With “The Pale Blue Eye” director Scott Cooper has found his mojo again. Ever since his excellent 2009 directorial debut “Crazy Heart” and his 2013 sophomore effort “Out of the Furnace,” ... more >
The infamous human cost of war highlighted in Dror Moreh’s “THE CORRIDORS OF POWER” | INTERVIEW
The documentary filmmaker Dror Moreh doesn’t let his view of our species sneak up on you. Speaking on a video call from Tel Aviv recently, the director of “The Corridors of Power” minces no ... more >
Guillermo del Toro’s “PINOCCHIO” is pure magic for the heart, and mind | MOVIE REVIEW
With artistry and imagination “Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio” arrives in theaters as one of the most stunningly original and pleasing films of 2022. With a marvelous and inventive ... more >
