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Sundance Film Review: The Royal Road
By Jimmy Martin

As Director Jenni Olson travels on an Amtrak train from San Francisco to Los Angeles, she verbally paints a stunning portrait of the unassuming structures and singles out minute details that transport viewers directly into her shoes. … read more

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Sundance Film Review: Reversal
By Jimmy Martin

While Reversal visually showcases the unsympathetic demise of the disgusting male antagonists, the underwhelming conclusion of the chief villain leaves one craving a tad more vigilante justice. … read more

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Sundance Film Review: The Visit
By Jimmy Martin

The concept behind Michael Madsen’s documentary is its greatest asset. Rather than interviewing scholars on events that occurred in the past, Madsen gathers a slew of interviewees to discuss a scenario that has never happened. … read more

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Sundance Film Review: Seoul Searching
By Jimmy Martin

In an attempt to have foreign-born teenagers become reacquainted with their native culture, the South Korean government developed a summer camp program complete with lessons in language, calligraphy and martial arts. Based on a true story, director Benson Lee introduces us to the 1986 class of misfits comprised of the punk, the princess, the ladies man, the conservative, and the racist military brat. … read more

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Sundance Film Review: The Chinese Mayor
By Jimmy Martin

There’s no need to travel more than 6,000 miles to Datong, Shanxi to know that the life of a politician is mostly filled with accusations, confrontations, and pure misery. However, the life of Mayor Geng Yanbo is much more stressful than your average American politician. … read more

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