Slamdance Film Festival
Film Review: The Rivals of Amziah King
The Rivals of Amziah King isn’t so much the movie everyone is talking about as it is the film that cinephiles will be talking about for many years to come. … read more
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Slamdance Film Review: Love Dump
Leila Gorstein and Jesse Kendall’s Love Dump had a distinct humor, but much of it feels wasted on genre trappings wrung dry by their ubiquity. … read more
Slamdance Film Review: Unicorn Boy
Slamdance feature Unicorn Boy was a unique romp through a fantasy world and a deep exploration into Director/Animator Matt Kiel’s psyche. … read more
Slamdance Film Review: The Mad Writer
The Mad Writer moves with an urgency deserving of its subject matter, but maintains a light, loose vibe throughout. … read more
Slamdance Film Review: Mad Cats
Mad Cats is a joy to behold. When something’s this much of a blast, looks this good and has this much quality stunt work, how could it not be? … read more
Slamdance Film Review: A Perfect Day for Caribou
A Perfect Day For Caribou’s metaphor is a little obvious, but following Herman and Nate through their shared blood and flawed traits is a quiet fascination. … read more
Slamdance Film Review: With Peter Bradley
In the Slamdance documentary With Peter Bradley, director Alex Rappoport focuses on what’s important both to Bradley and to the audience–the art. … read more
This is Where We Meet: Nina Ognjanović on Where the...
Nina Ognjanović’s self-assessment makes of her debut feature, Where the Road Leads, as a coming-of-age western, makes perfect sense. … read more
Cisco Kid: Utah Landscape Meets Queer Self-Discovery
Emily Kaye Allen’s Cisco Kid offers a fresh admiration for the beauty to be found inhabiting those desert spaces we mostly speed past on the freeway. … read more
Film Review: Hannah Ha Ha
Joshua Pikovsky and Jordan Tetewsky’s Hannah Ha Ha doesn’t really come to any conclusions about anything, but maybe that’s the point … read more
Film Review: Goodafternoon Sweetdream
If Bang Seung Hyeon intended to create a profoundly disorienting viewing experience with Goodafternoon Sweetdream, they certainly succeeded. … read more
Slamdance Film Review: 1986
Since every scene—regardless of real-world urgency—floats along like a waking dream, 1986 often feels like it’s missing a necessary bite. … read more
