Lurker’ Review: A Geek Edges Himself Into a Pop Star’s Inner Circle in Alex Russell’s Nifty and Unnerving Parable of the Pathology of Fame
By Owen Gleiberman According To The variety “Lurker” is a tight, nifty, and unsettling little parable of the pathology of fame in our time. It tells [more…]
Anthony Mackie Clarifies He Is ‘A Proud American’ After Viral Captain America Comment: ‘I Have the Utmost Respect for Those Who Serve and Have Served Our Country
By Jack Dunn Anthony Mackie took to Instagram Tuesday to clarify his viral comment about what Captain America represents. “Let me be clear about this, I’m a [more…]
Coexistence, My Ass!’ Review: Urgent and Brilliant Documentary Finds Radical Ideas Following Israeli Stand-Up Comic’s Peacekeeping Efforts
By Tomris Laffly According To The variety Comedy wasn’t always Noam Shuster Eliassi’s purpose in life. But as true callings sometimes do, stand-up found this immensely charismatic [more…]
Atropia’ Review: Alia Shawkat Trains Troops Assigned to a Fake Iraqi Town in a Self-Reflexive War Comedy That Peters Out
By Siddhant Adlakha According To The variety Based on her 2020 short “Shako Mako,” Hailey Gates writes and directs “Atropia,” a unique war satire about western views of [more…]
Plainclothes’ Review: A Closeted Cop Is Tempted by the Gay Men He’s Tailing in Steamy ’90s-Set Psychodrama
By Peter Debruge According To The variety These days, gay men can arrange sex by a smartphone app as easily as ordering a pizza. But back [more…]
Blknws: Terms & Conditions’ Will Premiere at Sundance After ‘Apprentice’ Backer Acquires Film From Participant (EXCLUSIVE)
By Matt Donnelly, Rebecca Rubin According To The variety After “Blknws: Terms & Conditions” was pulled from this year’s Sundance Film Festival lineup, at the behest of its financiers [more…]
All That’s Left of You’ Review: Cherien Dabis’ Sprawling Epic Sees the Palestinian Struggle Through the Eyes of a Family
By Tomris Laffly According To The variety In her feature film work, Palestinian-American writer-director-actor Cherien Dabis has been telling intimately specific familial stories since “Amreeka” (2009). [more…]
Bunnylovr’ Review: An Intriguing Plunge Into the Aimless Life of a New York Cam-Girl Ultimately Feels Thin
By Tomris Laffly According To The variety If you don’t know a great deal about bunnies apart from their cuteness, a piece of rabbit-centric trivia you [more…]
Sundance Comedy ‘Atropia’ is One of the Craziest True Stories You’ve Never Heard
By Matt Donnelly According To The variety The village is small and dense, lined with crumbling structures and the exploded remains of cars. The women, hanging [more…]