by Andrew Mack, March 14, 2010 6:34 PM
[With the film screening at SXSW we now re-post Andrew Mack's previous review of Taqwacore.]'When he was 17, Michael Knight left his mother's home in Rochester to study Islam at a Pakistani madrassa. It was his first act of...
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by Todd Brown, March 13, 2010 4:00 PM
[With Lixin Fan's Last Train Home screening as part of SXSW we now re-post the review we ran at the Sundance premiere.]Holidays: a time for family. As true as this may be in Western culture with Thanksgiving and Christmas...
by Todd Brown, March 12, 2010 8:00 PM
[With horror comedy Tucker and Dale Versus Evil screening at SXSW we now re-post our earlier review by Ryland Aldrich from Sundance 2010.]Hands down one of the funniest movies at Sundance, Tucker & Dale vs Evil is a smart...
by Todd Brown, February 1, 2010 1:32 AM
[Our thanks to Ryland Aldrich for the following review.]This year's Sundance Spotlight Surprise slot was filled by the documentary Exit Through The Gift Shop, directed by the enigmatic artist Banksy. The film is a documentation of the rise and...
by Todd Brown, January 30, 2010 10:35 PM
[Our thanks to Ryland Aldrich for the following review.]One of the most popular films at this year's Sundance Festival - and winner of the World Cinema Dramatic Grand Jury prize - has been David Michôd's Animal Kingdom. Set in...
by Todd Brown, January 29, 2010 5:57 PM
[Our thanks to Ryland Aldrich for the following review.]If you happen to be wondering what that sound is that you are hearing right now, it is probably the buzz coming from the Park City streets for the film Catfish. ...
by Simon de Bruyn, January 29, 2010 6:19 AM
As far as debuting your first feature goes, Australian writer-director David Michôd has enjoyed a pretty astounding first week, with universal rave reviews and a US distribution deal reportedly looming, after his film Animal Kingdom premiered at Sundance last Friday.Now,...
by Todd Brown, January 28, 2010 8:18 PM
[Our thanks to Ryland Aldrich for the following review.]Another entry in Sundance's very strong Park City at Midnight program, The Butcher Brothers' The Violent Kind is sexy, bloody, and way out there. In other words, it's a lot of...
by Todd Brown, January 28, 2010 12:32 PM
Good news from Sundance with word that Newmarket Films has just picked up the rights to Spencer Susser's Hesher. The feature debut from the director of stunning zombie short I Love Sarah Jane, Hesher has been one of the...
by Todd Brown, January 28, 2010 2:21 AM
It's a good thing for French production house H5 that there is a provision in American copyright law that allows the non-commercial use of copyright protected material for satiric or parody purposes. Because if not for that one clause they...
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