A24, Focus Bid for Sundance Breakout
A24 and Focus Features are locked in a heated bidding war for Olivia Wilde‘s new movie “The Invite,”…
The Elegant, Elegiac Vietnam War History We Need
When Vietnam veteran Ed Emanuel wrote the memoir “Soul Patrol” (2003), the gesture could have been likened to…
Josephine Decker Directs Iliza Shlesinger
One comes to Sundance looking for novelty, for strangeness, for bold reimaginings of hoary forms. In that sense,…
Iliza Shlesinger’s Hilarious Texas Homecoming
Texas is a big place that can feel so small sometimes. Just ask comedian Iliza Shlesinger, who clearly…
Iliza Shlesinger Goes Home In Texas Dramedy
In Chasing Summer, Iliza Shlesinger unpacks a heartfelt millennial love letter to Texas, growing up and the disasters…
Jaw-dropping ‘The Invite’ with Olivia Wilde, Seth Rogen is already the funniest movie of the year
movie review THE INVITE Running time: 107 minutes. Not yet rated. PARK CITY, Utah — If a better…
Natalie Portman Is Not For All Tastes
But what can I say? I found myself fully invested in its extreme performances and absurdist tone. Photo:…
Jenna Ortega and Charli XCX Bring Sculpted Neutrals in Mugler and Simon Carle to ‘The Gallerist’ Sundance Premiere
Jenna Ortega and Charli XCX lined up in coordinated beige at “The Gallerist” premiere on Saturday, bringing two…
An Immaculately Performed Prison Drama
Life behind bars means death behind bars, and all the pain and frailty that often precedes it —…
‘Gail Daughtry and the Celebrity Sex Pass’ Review: Dumb, Fun Comedy
Last summer, it was such a treat to see The Naked Gun in theaters and laugh with giddy…
Olivia Wilde and Seth Rogen Go to Psychosexual War
Welcome to UNMISSABLE, the Daily Beast’s Obsessed’s guide to the one thing you need to watch today. Whether…
A Monumental Work of Art
Once Upon a Time in Harlem is a monumental work of art. Photo: Courtesy of Sundance Institute There…