Sundance

Exclaim!'s Best (and Worst) Films from Sundance 2017

PUBLISHED Jan 27, 2017

This year's Sundance Film Festival could not have come at a more fascinating time in history — while the Oscar nominations demonstrated a p...

Dayveon

Directed by Amman Abbasi

PUBLISHED Jan 26, 2017

David Gordon Green's breakthrough film George Washington remains his greatest work, thanks to its impeccable cinematography and authentic l...

Lemon

Directed by Janicza Bravo

PUBLISHED Jan 25, 2017

Typified by bright colours, hand-written title cards and contemporary soundtracks, the Sundance indie dramedies of the mid-2000s eventually...

The Yellow Birds

Directed by Alexandre Moors

PUBLISHED Jan 23, 2017

Post-traumatic stress disorder is one of the most palpable psychological consequences of war, and it's a subject that's loosely explored in...

Golden Exits

Directed by Alex Ross Perry

PUBLISHED Jan 23, 2017

With successes like Listen Up Philip and Queen of Earth, writer, director and actor Alex Ross Perry has quickly established himself as one...

L.A. Times

Directed by Michelle Morgan

PUBLISHED Jan 22, 2017

If there's one thing Angelenos are obsessed with, it's where they live. No matter where you look, inhabitants of L.A. simply can't get enou...

Person to Person

Directed by Dustin Guy Defa

PUBLISHED Jan 22, 2017

After directing a feature (2011's Bad Fever) and a slew of shorts, Dustin Guy Defa's Person to Person film is a little bit of both. The fil...

In Loco Parentis

Directed by Neasa Ní Chianáin

PUBLISHED Jan 21, 2017

There are plenty of documentaries about educational systems around the world, though most employ talking head interviews to make their poin...