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Watch the First Trailer for Sundance Film Festival Standout ‘Gook’
Watch the First Trailer for Sundance Film Festival Standout ‘Gook’
Watch the First Trailer for Sundance Film Festival Standout ‘Gook’
Despite the fact that the Sundance Film Festival purports to cater to independent artists, there’s still a push towards established names over new artists. Take Gook, for example. Although the film ultimately received an audience award, you won’t find Gook on any of the pre-festival lists of highly anticipated films, perhaps suggesting that our industry still focuses a bit more on the filmmakers whose work we already know (to the detriment of those just starting out). Thankfully, the film about race relations during the Los Angeles riots found its distributor over the summer, and now audiences around the country will have a chance to see Gook in theaters.
Melanie Lynskey on Playing an Action Star and Wearing a Vomit Machine in Her Netflix Movie
Melanie Lynskey on Playing an Action Star and Wearing a Vomit Machine in Her Netflix Movie
Melanie Lynskey on Playing an Action Star and Wearing a Vomit Machine in Her Netflix Movie
Melanie Lynskey was surprised when she learned her latest role was written with her in mind. In Netflix’s I Don’t Feel at Home in This World Anymore, Melanie Lynskey plays Ruth, a depressed nursing assistant who appears to be your average woman in a quirky indie comedy. But Macon Blair’s (Blue Ruin) feature film debut isn’t interested in showing us anything we’ve seen before; he’s interested in showing us Melanie Lynskey as a badass action star.
‘Manifesto’ Review: Cate Blanchett Delivers 13 Tour de Force Performances
‘Manifesto’ Review: Cate Blanchett Delivers 13 Tour de Force Performances
‘Manifesto’ Review: Cate Blanchett Delivers 13 Tour de Force Performances
Cate Blanchett is a force unlike any other on screen. Over the years we’ve watched her bring her vivacity to characters like Galadriel, Bob Dylan, Katherine Hepburn, Carol Aird, and Queen Elizabeth I. If it wasn’t already clear that Blanchett is one of the greatest actors of our time, then Julian Rosefeldt’s Manifesto will be living proof of her ability to transform into any character she sets her sights on.
5 Sundance Movies You Need to Keep on Your Radar in 2017
5 Sundance Movies You Need to Keep on Your Radar in 2017
5 Sundance Movies You Need to Keep on Your Radar in 2017
The 2017 Sundance Film Festival doesn‘t technically end until Sunday, but ScreenCrush’s Matt Singer and Erin Whitney have already left behind the snowy (SO FREAKING SNOWY) peaks of Park City, Utah for New York City, so now’s the perfect time to put a bow on this year’s fest with a look back at their favorite movies. Here are the five films from Sundance 2017 either Matt or Erin (or both) think you have to see when they make their way to a theater or streaming service near you.
‘Call Me By Your Name’ Review: An Exquisite Queer Romance That Will Steal Your Heart
‘Call Me By Your Name’ Review: An Exquisite Queer Romance That Will Steal Your Heart
‘Call Me By Your Name’ Review: An Exquisite Queer Romance That Will Steal Your Heart
Nothing aches quite like first love. It grips hold of you like a disease, consuming you with desire, enveloping your day dreams with only thoughts of another’s face, scent, or smile. In Call Me By Your Name, Italian filmmaker Luca Guadagnino takes us to the sun-drenched Italian countryside for an exquisite queer romance that you’ll want to soak up every minute of.
‘The Discovery’ Review: Netflix’s Mysterious Afterlife Movie Doesn’t Quite Live Up to Its Ambitious Sci-Fi Premise
‘The Discovery’ Review: Netflix’s Mysterious Afterlife Movie Doesn’t Quite Live Up to Its Ambitious Sci-Fi Premise
‘The Discovery’ Review: Netflix’s Mysterious Afterlife Movie Doesn’t Quite Live Up to Its Ambitious Sci-Fi Premise
What happens when death, the thing people fear most, becomes the most desirable part of life? Charlie McDowell’s The Discovery imagines a world where the afterlife has scientifically been proven, and as a result millions of people are committing suicide “to get there,” as it’s often referred to in the film’s not-so-distant future. But the biggest and most disturbing quandary is, what exactly is “there?” If life after death does exist, what if it’s worse than the world we know, or perhaps an even scarier thought, what if it’s better and what does that mean for the value and meaning we place on the lives we’ve been living?

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