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Cartoon Jennifer Lawrence Strikes a Pose in Final ‘Hunger Games’ Poster
Our wise overlord Cole Abaius recently pointed out one of the most burning questions in Hollywood this year: will The Hunger Games be the next big thing? It’s a question I’ve been asking myself ever...
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Sundance 2012 Review: It’s Not All Fun and Games in ‘Indie Game: The Movie’
They say to truly be happy you should, “Do what you love and you’ll never work a day in your life,” but what does it mean to take something you love doing and try and make it your career? Or at least...
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Review: ‘Haywire’ Is B-Level Soderbergh But It Introduces An A-Level Action...
The absolute worst thing you could say about Steven Soderbergh’s latest film is that its lead, Gina Carano, is consistently out-acted by Channing Tatum. On its surface and for obvious reasons that’s a...
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Sundance 2012 Interview: Dreams Coming True and Mild Accessory Theft with...
Please note that in the full-length version of this picture, Rob is totally playing with winter apparel and a cell phone. It’s very Sundance-y. No, really. By now, we’ve covered how much work even...
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Channel Guide: Is ‘Rob’ Really That Bad?
The premise of the new CBS sitcom ¡Rob! is only interesting if you’ve never heard of Fools Rush In or Guess Who or the Meet the Parents trilogy or perhaps if these are the only movies that you’ve ever...
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‘Star Wars Uncut: Director’s Cut’ is How You Swede
For a project that’s been over two years in the making, the ambition of those who created this sweded Star Wars seems to have paid off. I’ve yet to watch the whole thing, but I’m already struck by the...
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Slamdance 2012 Review: ‘Danland’ Proves There’s More Pain Than Pleasure in...
We know that Danland will end with a wedding – we know this from the start, as Alexandra Berger‘s debut film opens with our titular Dan Leal (or, as we will very soon come to know him, “Porno Dan”)...
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Experience Sundance 2012: TSA Run-Ins, Robots, and Pizza with Erin McCarthy
Day one. Well, day three for everyone else, but day one for us. Weeks ago, I thought the worst thing about this day would be waking up at 3:30AM to catch a 6:20AM flight to Salt Lake City. I was...
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Slamdance 2012 Review: Smallest Things Have Biggest Effects in ‘The Sound of...
The Sound of Small Things makes it clear early on that sound is as much a character in this film as the leads themselves opening on the sound of sheets rustling as a couple wakes up in bed together....
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Sundance 2012 Review: ‘Robot and Frank’ Is Workably Charming, Until It Stalls...
If Jake Schreier‘s Robot and Frank is too believed, the near future is very similar to the present – just with more hipsters enamored of things they don’t understand and more robots consigned to help...
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Sundance 2012 Interview: Theater Protocol and Fine Dining with Veteran Movie...
As Kate mentioned, we here at FSR are looking to not only provide you with reviews of the various films we are planning on seeing (I believe we are currently at around 20+ each because, yes, we are...
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Box Office: ‘Underworld’ Kicks Some ‘Red Tails’ For a Box Office Win
Vampires are still on the menu when it comes to nice sized box office morsels, as Underworld: Awakening, the fourth film of the franchise, sunk its teeth in and made its mark on the weekend take, the...
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Sundance 2012 Review: ‘That’s What She Said’ Would Have Been Better Left Unsaid
The premise of That’s What She Said sounded like it could be funny enough, with a trio of seemingly oddball women coming together for a day of slightly mad-cap adventures throughout the streets of New...
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Sundance 2012 Review: ‘Something From Nothing: The Art of Rap’ Shines Light...
Rapper Ice-T looks into the origins of the rap game in his first film about the genre that made him a star. At the root of hip-hop are the impressive lyrics, crafted by master wordsmiths, that make up...
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Sundance 2012 Review: ‘Love Free or Die’ Compels With Heart and History
When Gene Robinson became a bishop of the Episcopal Church’s New Hampshire diocese in 2003, it was a watershed moment for organized religion, to be sure. Yet to merely deem the election of the first...
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Sundance 2012 Review: Slick ‘Arbitrage’ Trades on Bad Morals and Bad Money
Last year’s Sundance Film Festival featured a break-out hit with J.C. Chandor’s Margin Call, a taut and talky tale of investment bankers trying to chuck bad money and bad books in the early days of...
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Witness the Classiest Trailer for a Documentary About Porn Stars That You’ll...
Like many a warm-blooded American male who spends a little time here and there on the Internet, I can’t say that I haven’t been witness to the world of adult entertainment. And like any major...
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Sundance 2012 Review: ‘Tim and Eric’s Billion Dollar Movie’ Crosses Lines And...
If you’re reading this review, then I’m going to assume that you’re already familiar with Tim Heidecker and Eric Wareheim, the talent behind shows like Tom Goes To The Mayor and Tim and Eric Awesome...
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Sundance 2012 Review: So Absurdly Right, It’s ‘Wrong’
Wrong. The titles serves as both mission statement and admonishment, as Quentin Dupieux‘s latest project exists in a world where the irrational and irregular reign, where clocks tick over from :59 to...
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Sundance 2012 Review: ‘Red Lights’ Sparkles For Awhile, Before Burning Out
Rodrigo Cortés returns to Sundance after 2010′s Buried with another film about confinement and restriction – but one that turns those attentions to the human mind and its limits, instead of the body...
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