This year marks my 12th time attending the Toronto International Film Festival, meaning I've been coming here for nearly half my life. After making the rounds …
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Sundance Film Festival
‘Ivory Tower’: why US college financing is broken
Like its Sundance competitor “Fed Up”, which tackled rising obesity rates, Andrew Rossi’s documentary, “Ivory Tower”, takes on another major problem in American …
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Sundance Film Review: Frank — getting inside his (gigantic cartoon paper mâché) head
Lenny Abrahamson's charming, offbeat comedy film, Frank, tackles loneliness and mental health with wit and features great work by Domhnall Gleeson and Michael …
Sundance Review: Steve Coogan and Rob Brydon charm in The Trip to Italy
Looking over the skulls at the Fontanelle Cemetery in Naples in The Trip to Italy, Steve Coogan begins to quote Hamlet to his companion in travel and …
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Sundance Review: Hong Khaou’s film Lilting explores grief with Ben Whishaw
Hong Khaou's feature film debut, Lilting, is an exploration of grief, family, and the trauma of immigration. The film premiered at Sundance. Is there anything …
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Sundance Review: Boyhood, or how to grow a masterpiece
By far the best film I saw at Sundance this year was “Boyhood”, the second consecutive masterpiece from writer-director Richard Linklater ("Before Midnight"). …
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