Dark Comedy
Review: Many Work To Get ‘Gringo’ Into Big Trouble
Throughout Gringo, I kept feeling like I was watching another one of those 90s attempts to mimic Quentin Tarantino’s Pulp Fiction. That’s not necessarily a bad thing. For every dud such as Palookavill...
Writer/Director Cory Finley on Working with His Amazing Cast in ‘Thoroughbreds’
Kit Bowen had a great conversation with writer/director Cory Finley about his feature film debut "Thoroughbreds."
Review: ‘The Death of Stalin’ Conspires with Great Talent to Make You Laugh
Given my affinity for the style of humor writer/director Armando Iannucci (Veep, In the Loop) traffics in, there is no doubt that few films this year will match the amount of joy I took from The Death...
Review: ‘Thoroughbreads’ Plays A Darkly Comedic Game Of Chess
Every now and again I see a random independent film that aligns with what I want to watch. Thoroughbreds is by no means perfect and won’t work the same way for everyone, but I was thrilled to see a fi...
AFI Fest Review: ‘I, Tonya’ Trashes The Competition
There’s something great about seeing a biopic that leans into the irony and allows supposed facts to contradict themselves. I, Tonya focuses on the life of the infamous American figure skater Tonya Ha...
AFI Fest Review: Thoroughbreds – Thoroughfred Approves
Thoroughbreds is a female friendship movie with balls. This is not the Disneyfied version of teenage girls coming of age together. If it were that, Thoroughbreds would probably not be a movie for Sund...
Ithaca Fantastik Review: My Friend Dahmer – Why Can’t We Be Friends?
Why can’t we be friends? Why can’t we be friends? ?Why can’t we be friends? Why can’t we be friends? No one noticed Jeffrey for a long long time. Now they remember when he cros...
Interview: Martin McDonagh on ‘Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri’
Scott Menzel sits down with Michael McDonagh to discuss his new film, Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri.
SDFF Review: ‘Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri’ Is A Twisted And Touching Delight
SDFF Review: ‘Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri’ Is A Twisted And Touching Delight Films do not need to provide easy answers to every question they bring up. Three Billboards outside Ebbing, M...