2020s

"Sunfish (& Other Stories on Green Lake)" Sundance 2025
Sundance 2025: SUNFISH (& OTHER STORIES ON GREEN LAKE) and LAST DAYS

With Sunfish (& Other Stories on Green Lake), we have a Sundance newcomer in Sierra…

If I Had Legs I'd Kick You review
Sundance 2025: PRIME MINISTER and IF I HAD LEGS I’D KICK YOU

In some respects, both Prime Minister and If I Had Legs I’d Kick You are…

Sundance 2025: Pasta Negra; Somebody Cares; En Memoria; Grandma Nai Who Played Favorites
Sundance 2025: Pasta Negra; Somebody Cares; En Memoria; Grandma Nai Who Played Favorites

Here’s a look at a Spanish-language fable, a crime comedy, dystopian sci-fi, and a Khmer-language story about a dead woman and her Queer grandson.

Sundance 2025: Azi; The Flowers Stand Silently, Witnessing; Out for Delivery; The Eating of an Orange
Sundance 2025: Azi; The Flowers Stand Silently, Witnessing; Out for Delivery; and The Eating of an Orange

This year, I’m kicking off Sundance with one of their short film programs. Here are four films from the Short Film Program 2.

Scuba: A Deep-Dive of Emotion
Scuba: A Deep-Dive of Emotion

Scuba, the feature debut of writer-director Jacob Vaus, tells the story of two outsiders who find each other just when they need to.

Sundance 2025: The Ugly Stepsister and The Dating Game
Sundance 2025: THE UGLY STEPSISTER and THE DATING GAME

At this year’s Sundance Film Festival, Wilson Kwong takes a look at The Ugly Stepsister and The Dating Game!

Death of a Unicorn: Trailer 1
DEATH OF A UNICORN: TRAILER 1

Sometimes a film rises above a Z-movie premise on the strength of its characters, and the Death Of A Unicorn trailer is a prime example.

Not an Artist: Portraits of Persistence
Not an Artist: Portraits of Persistence

In the new comedy Not an Artist, we follow a group of artists taking the ultimate gamble to unlock their true potential, or perhaps lack of it.

"Creature Commandos" review
CREATURE COMMANDOS: What Is It, Is It Good, And Why Does It Exist?

James Gunn and Peter Safran have been handed the keys to the DC Universe on…

Wallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl review
WALLACE & GROMIT: VENGEANCE MOST FOWL: Claymation’s Dynamic Duo’s Still Got It

Aardman’s newest entry in the Wallace & Gromit series is here, and it’s a delightfully…

Novocaine: Trailer 1
NOVOCAINE: TRAILER 1

In Novovaine, Jack Quaid joins the growing list of everyman actors headlining fish-out-of-water action movies.

THE ROOM NEXT DOOR: A Film Snob’s Dream
THE ROOM NEXT DOOR: A Film Snob’s Dream

The Room Next Door, unfortunately for itself, says too much and yet nothing of substance.

Rocky's: The Boys are Back in Town
ROCKY’S: The Boys Are Back in Town

Rocky’s focuses on complicated friendships and the joy we can still find in them, even if a tragedy forced us back together.

WOLF MAN: is a Dog
WOLF MAN is a Dog

The best that can be said for Wolf Man is that, like its well-intentioned yet nevertheless obviously doomed protagonist, its heart is in the right place. 

Dirty Angels
DIRTY ANGELS: The Most Boring Afghanistan War Film You’ll Ever See

Martin Campbell’s name used to mean something in this town. The Dirty Angels director singlehandedly breathed…