Sundance 2022 Film Festival Premiere - 892 tells the true story of marine war veteran Brian Brown-Easley (John Boyega), driven to threatening to blow up a bank after the VA stiffed him out of money. This thriller is anchored by Boyega's electric performance. Put simply, he absolutely brings it to this role. He's also buoyed by [...]

Sundance 2022 Premiere – On paper, a story about a young gymnast who watches over a strange egg until it hatches into something wild and deadly seems silly. But the execution works brilliantly. Hatching is a creature feature loaded with stunning set designs, a monstrous mother, and an engaging narrative. Directed by Hanna Bergholm and [...]

Sundance 2022 Film Festival - It's best to go into writer/director Aria Covamonas' wildly experimental Socrates' Adventures in the Under Ground with no clear expectations. This is not a short that pays any mind to typical narrative conventions. Instead of trying to follow a straight storyline, it's best to simply enjoy the ride, in all [...]

Sundance 2022 premiere- Writer/director Riley Stearns' Dual has an interesting premise. If you found out you were terminally ill, would you create a double of yourself to spare your family and friends the heartache of losing you? Ultimately, the film's protagonist, Sarah (Karen Gillan), chooses to clone herself. But she soon learns that her decision [...]

Sundance 2022 Film Festival - Carter Smith's Bugcrush is a good example of using restraint in a horror film. There's not a single drop of blood spilled in all 35 minutes. And yet, this is a frightening and uncomfortable film. This short has a way of luring you in and building to rather jarring implied [...]

SUNDANCE 2022 FILM FESTIVAL PREMIERE - I’ll just say this upfront. Speak No Evil has one of the grimmest third acts I’ve seen in any horror film in some time. It’s likely to shock viewers while sparking plenty of conversation. Yet, despite its bleak ending, so much of the film is satirical, even in some [...]

Sundance 2022 Film Festival - Writer/director Wen-Ming Hsieh's Night Bus is a 19-minute trip with a whole lot of bloody twists and turns. The animation impresses, but so does the unpredictability of this film. This is part noir and part splatter. The shifts in tone and genre-bending make for one unforgettable ridge. When passengers board [...]