Her follow-up to Appropriate Behavior is a similarly socially-engaged, complex portrait.
Sundance
Scott Nye
Scott Reviews Jim Hosking’s An Evening with Beverly Luff Linn [Sundance 2018]
Not all of the humor will land for everyone; not all of it landed for me. But it hits where it counts.
Scott Reviews Panos Costmatos’s Mandy [Sundance 2018]
Cosmatos returns to the cinema with a somewhat-more-standard affair that still thrills.
Scott Reviews Paul Dano’s Wildlife [Sundance 2018]
Dano's directorial debut is uncommonly mature and thoughtful.
Scott Reviews Gus Van Sant’s Don’t Worry, He Won’t Get Far on Foot [Sundance 2018]
At once oddly-paced and structurally ingenious, Van Sant's latest is lovelier than it may initially appear.
Scott Reviews Wash Westmoreland’s Colette [Sundance 2018]
An absolutely beautiful film about the endless quest to find oneself.
Scott Reviews Luca Guadagnino’s Call Me By Your Name [Sundance 2017]
A sexy, rich, beautiful masterpiece.
Scott Reviews Alexandre Moors’ The Yellow Birds [Sundance 2017]
A jumbled mess of post-Vietnam cliches with some very strong performances.
Scott Reviews Margaret Betts Novitiate [Sundance 2017]
Betts makes a striking narrative feature debut.
Scott Reviews Nacho Vigalondo’s Colossal [Sundance 2017]
Mistakes become monstrous in Vigalondo's alcohol drama.
Scott Reviews David Lowery’s A Ghost Story [Sundance 2017]
Possibly a masterpiece; definitely a rich, lovely, moving film.
Scott Reviews François Ozon’s Frantz [Sundance 2017]
Ozon finds commonalities with Lubitsch in his remake.
Scott Reviews Dustin Guy Defa’s Person to Person [Sundance 2017]
Defa's sophomore feature is rich with humanity, humor, and worn-down shops.
Scott Reviews Dee Rees’ Mudbound [Sundance 2017]
The thrilling adaptation confronts race relations in a time of supposed victory.
Scott Reviews Alex Ross Perry’s Golden Exits [Sundace 2017]
Alex Ross Perry regains his voice, but loses his vitality.
