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January 27, 2020 1:08 am

PARK CITY – Minari is an herb. It is cultivated in different Asian countries under different names but in Korea, it is known as Minari. ...

‘Yalda, A Night For Forgiveness’ Has Dramatic Momentum But Leans Too Hard Into Sensationalism [Sundance Review]

Andrew Bundy

January 26, 2020 10:30 pm

Massoud Bahkshi’s tensely potent “Yalda, A Night For Forgiveness” has the dramatic momentum to keep you enthralled but is the furthest thing from a comfortable ...

'Four Good Days' Is Well-Intentioned & Acted, But A Formulaic Addiction Drama [Sundance Review]

Jason Bailey

January 26, 2020 9:15 pm

The most memorable scene in Glenn Gordon Caron’s “Clean and Sober” – now over 30 years old, but still, for my money, the last word ...

Benh Zeitlin Crafts Another Wondrous World With 'Wendy' [Sundance Review]

January 26, 2020 7:30 pm

PARK CITY – He still has that same eye. It’s been eight years since Benh Zeitlin became a cinephile phenomenon with “Beasts of the Southern ...

'I Carry You With Me': A Beautiful Gay Love Story Makes An Unfortunate Creative Turn [Sundance Review]

January 26, 2020 5:07 pm

PARK CITY – There is a beautiful love story at the center of "I Carry You With Me (Te Llevo Conmigo)" which debuted Sunday at ...

Quentin Tarantino Says Chris Pine Is His Favorite Actor, But He Won't Direct His 'Star Trek' Movie

Edward Davis

January 26, 2020 2:10 pm

Quentin Tarantino loves Chris Pine. Like loves him. On a recent episode of the Ringer's Rewatchables podcast the filmmaker—who put the Pine-starring "Unstoppable" in his top 10 list movies ...

Paul Bettany Says Marvel’s ‘WandaVision’ Is “F*cking Bonkers”

January 27, 2020 1:46 pm

News, Television

Of all the series that Marvel Studios is currently developing for Disney+, “WandaVision” might be the most intriguing. Why is a show about one of the B-list Avengers more interesting than “Loki,” “Hawkeye,” or...

Hyundai Super Bowl Ad Chris Evans John Krasinski

Chris Evans & John Krasinski Use Their Boston Accents To Explain “Smaht Pahk” In New Super Bowl Ad

January 27, 2020 12:54 pm

News, Video

Folks from Boston have an unmistakable accent. It’s an accent that has been lampooned in just about every way in films and TV series over the decades. Well, Hyundai is hoping the accent is able to garner a cou...

Distributors Have Spent Millions On 2020 Sundance Films Including ‘Palm Springs,’ ‘Uncle Frank,’ & More

January 27, 2020 12:36 pm

Festivals, News

Film festivals are usually filled with quite a few storylines. First and foremost, there are the reviews, which give folks an idea of which of the dozens of pictures premiering are worth their time. (For 2020,...

‘Falcon & Winter Soldier’ Adds A New Cast Member & Lands An August Release Date

January 27, 2020 11:44 am

News, Television

The launch of Disney+ in November kicked off with a bang, thanks to the love affair that the general public has with the studio’s library of family-friendly hits, including “Star Wars,” Pixar, and Marvel Studi...

‘Palm Springs’: Andy Samberg Delights In This Surprisingly Introspective Comedy [Sundance Review]

Robert Daniels

January 27, 2020 11:27 am

In the end, we all die alone. However, the people who usually stand by that statement have already decided they’ll die alone. They’ve yet to question what objects inhabit the tomorrows, yesterdays, and todays ...

‘Downhill’: An Unnecessary Remake That’s Still Mildly Amusing [Sundance Review]

Jason Bailey

January 27, 2020 10:32 am

Nat Faxon and Jim Rash’s “Downhill” begins — as its inspiration, Ruben Östlund’s “Force Majeure,” did before it— with the taking of a family vacation photo. It’s an appropriate metaphor for the story that foll...

Sean Durkin’s ‘The Nest’ Performs Riveting Live Surgery On A Slowly Fracturing Family [Sundance Review]

Jessica Kiang

January 27, 2020 10:24 am

For an autumnal, suburban-American, mid-'80s moment at the beginning of Sean Durkin's immaculate, clinically devastating "The Nest," it seems Tolstoy's maxim about all happy families being alike might hold tru...

‘The Gentlemen’: Guy Ritchie Makes A Middling Return To The World Of Organized Crime [Review]

Matthew Monagle

January 27, 2020 9:45 am

News, Reviews

What does it mean to be a Guy Ritchie film? Around the turn of the century, that would’ve been an easy question. Ritchie stood as a kind of English Quentin Tarantino, creating kinetic crime thrillers about blu...

‘Time’ Clocks An Uneven & Incomplete Portrait Of Injustice [Sundance Review]

Kevin Jagernauth

January 27, 2020 8:48 am

From the outside, Fox and Rob Richardson looked like the young couple who had it all. The high school sweethearts got married, were ready to move into their first home, and with twins on the way, they would so...

‘Minari’: Steven Yeun Holds On In This Exquisite Family Drama [Sundance Review]

January 27, 2020 1:08 am

Awards Campaign, Festivals, News, Reviews

PARK CITY – Minari is an herb. It is cultivated in different Asian countries under different names but in Korea, it is known as Minari. It grows well anywhere water is close by and cultivates more impres...

‘Yalda, A Night For Forgiveness’ Has Dramatic Momentum But Leans Too Hard Into Sensationalism [Sundance Review]

Andrew Bundy

January 26, 2020 10:30 pm

Massoud Bahkshi’s tensely potent “Yalda, A Night For Forgiveness” has the dramatic momentum to keep you enthralled but is the furthest thing from a comfortable watch. Taking place over the course of one long n...

‘Four Good Days’ Is Well-Intentioned & Acted, But A Formulaic Addiction Drama [Sundance Review]

Jason Bailey

January 26, 2020 9:15 pm

News, Reviews

The most memorable scene in Glenn Gordon Caron’s “Clean and Sober” – now over 30 years old, but still, for my money, the last word in addiction drama — is a phone call. The addict at the story’s center (Michae...

Benh Zeitlin Crafts Another Wondrous World With ‘Wendy’ [Sundance Review]

January 26, 2020 7:30 pm

Awards Campaign, Features, Festivals, News, Reviews

PARK CITY – He still has that same eye. It’s been eight years since Benh Zeitlin became a cinephile phenomenon with “Beasts of the Southern Wild” and in that unusually long period, the New Orleans based ...

‘I Carry You With Me’: A Beautiful Gay Love Story Makes An Unfortunate Creative Turn [Sundance Review]