J.R. Kinnard
‘Annihilation’ Scares and Baffles in Equal Measure
Alex Garland's follow-up to Ex Machina is a visceral cinematic experience that, while plagued with structural problems, delivers plenty of thrills and eye-popping spectacle.
Winning ‘Game Night’ Is Dumb Fun
Directors Daley and Goldstein seem to be pulling their punches a bit, but there's still enough dark comedy here to keep things interesting.
Sundance 2018: ‘An Evening with Beverly Luff Linn’ Succeeds in Creating Maximum Discomfort
In the latest comedic oddity from director Jim Hosking, a tiny ray of hope slithers out of the otherwise impenetrable slime -- if you can hang on long enough for it.
Sundance 2018: ‘306 Hollywood’ + ‘Damsel’
Sibling directors Elan and Jonathan Bogarin deliver vastly different stories about the power of the past.
Sundance 2018: ‘Don’t Worry, He Won’t Get Far on Foot’ + ‘Juliet, Naked’
These two films with promising pedigrees fail to register as more than disappointing tweeners.
Sundance 2018: ‘Summer of ‘84’ + ‘Eighth Grade’
Sundance 2018: ‘Sorry to Bother You’ + ‘Blindspotting’
First-time directors Boots Riley and Carlos López Estrada tackle racial identity in radically different ways.
Sundance 2018: ‘I Think We’re Alone Now’ + ‘Leave No Trace’
Directors Granik and Morano explore the tenuous bonds that connect us to society and the repercussions of tearing them apart.
Alexander Payne’s ‘Downsizing’ Is No Small Misfire
The new social satire from normally reliable director Alexander Payne is a well-meaning premise in search of a story.