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SUNDANCE REVIEW – “Jockey”
Shot on a real race track in Arizona, Jockey follows Jackson (Clifton Collins Jr.) an aging jockey who is hoping to win one last championship before his body completely fails him. All of this is complicated when a rookie, Gabriel (Moises Arias) shows up on the race grounds and claims …
SUNDANCE REVIEW – “Mass”
In one of the heaviest films I’ve seen in quite sometime, Mass is set primarily in one-location for a duration of its running time. The film largely follows two families sitting in a room at a church, discussing a mass shooting that affected them in different ways. Jay and Gail …
SUNDANCE REVIEW – “Passing”
Directorial debuts are always fascinating to witness, but directorial debuts from actors who have been in front of the camera for a while are particularly interesting. They already have an established knowledge of how sets work, and especially have an idea of how actors operate. This doesn’t mean that their …
SUNDANCE REVIEW – “Superior”
The Sundance Film Festival often brings out the best of what independent filmmaking has to offer. Anyone from across the world can submit their films to the festival, no matter how big or small. Superior is one of those films where the small budget and scale of it all just …
SUNDANCE REVIEW – “Pleasure”
One of my favorite things about attending film festivals, whether its in person or virtual, is when I’m able to sit down for films that I have absolutely zero expectations for and will for the duration of its running time be completely immersed within a world and narrative that I …