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Category: Film Festival Reviews

‘Lady Bird’ (2017) | Austin Film Festival Review
November 2, 2017 Leave a Comment by Mike Shutt Film Festival Reviews

‘Lady Bird’ (2017) | Austin Film Festival Review

At the end of Stephen Sondheim and George Furth’s Merrily We Roll Along (which is actually the beginning of the […]

‘Gerald’s Game’ (2017) | Fantastic Fest Review
September 30, 2017 Leave a Comment by Mike Shutt Film Festival Reviews

‘Gerald’s Game’ (2017) | Fantastic Fest Review

Why has 2017 become the year of Stephen King? In September alone, I have seen three new film adaptations of […]

‘Professor Marston and the Wonder Women’ (2017) | Fantastic Fest Review
September 29, 2017 Leave a Comment by Mike Shutt Film Festival Reviews

‘Professor Marston and the Wonder Women’ (2017) | Fantastic Fest Review

Professor Marston and the Wonder Women has the potential of being one of the most important films of the year. […]

‘Anna and the Apocalypse’ (2017) | Fantastic Fest Review
September 25, 2017 Leave a Comment by Mike Shutt Film Festival Reviews

‘Anna and the Apocalypse’ (2017) | Fantastic Fest Review

Look, I would be an absolute monster to think a zombie Christmas musical comedy would be a bad idea. I […]

‘The Killing of a Sacred Deer’ (2017) | Fantastic Fest Review
September 22, 2017 Leave a Comment by Mike Shutt Film Festival Reviews

‘The Killing of a Sacred Deer’ (2017) | Fantastic Fest Review

When we think auteurs, we often talk about visual touchstones and motifs a director has, thematic interests, and character types. […]

‘Thoroughbreds’ (2017) | Fantastic Fest Review
September 22, 2017 Leave a Comment by Mike Shutt Film Festival Reviews

‘Thoroughbreds’ (2017) | Fantastic Fest Review

I am always dubious when a director sets out to make a “dark comedy.” Sure, it’s probably my favorite genre, […]

‘Thelma’ (2017) | Fantastic Fest Review
September 22, 2017 Leave a Comment by Mike Shutt Film Festival Reviews

‘Thelma’ (2017) | Fantastic Fest Review

Growing up, my family was never particularly religious. However, I grew up around a lot of different kinds of Christianity, […]

‘Mudbound’ (2017) | Sundance Review
January 25, 2017 Leave a Comment by Mike Shutt Film Festival Reviews

‘Mudbound’ (2017) | Sundance Review

Voiceover narration is a prickly thing. With moviemaking in general being a show don’t tell medium, voiceover can often feel […]

‘A Ghost Story’ (2017) | Sundance Review
January 24, 2017 Leave a Comment by Mike Shutt Film Festival Reviews

‘A Ghost Story’ (2017) | Sundance Review

Haunting has very rarely interested me in film. A spirit slamming a door or knocking some books off a shelf […]

‘Landline’ (2017) | Sundance Review
January 24, 2017 Leave a Comment by Mike Shutt Film Festival Reviews

‘Landline’ (2017) | Sundance Review

Gillian Robespierre knocked it out of the park with her first feature Obvious Child. She managed to deliver a satisfying, […]

‘The Yellow Birds’ (2017) | Sundance Review
January 22, 2017 Leave a Comment by Mike Shutt Film Festival Reviews

‘The Yellow Birds’ (2017) | Sundance Review

At this point, I think we know war is hell. However, as long as governments keep deciding to send people […]

‘Novitiate’ (2017) | Sundance Review
January 22, 2017 Leave a Comment by Mike Shutt Film Festival Reviews

‘Novitiate’ (2017) | Sundance Review

Vatican II is a historical event that intrigues me greatly. An organization that prides itself on tradition and ritual is […]

‘The Nile Hilton Incident’ (2017) | Sundance Review
January 21, 2017 Leave a Comment by Mike Shutt Film Festival Reviews

‘The Nile Hilton Incident’ (2017) | Sundance Review

It feels rather appropriate that I watched a film about systemic corruption on the day of Donald Trump’s inauguration. Actually, […]

‘La La Land’ (2016) | Austin Film Festival Review
October 16, 2016 Leave a Comment by Mike Shutt Film Festival Reviews

‘La La Land’ (2016) | Austin Film Festival Review

Jacques Demy’s The Umbrellas of Cherbourg and The Young Girls of Rochefort are among cinephiles’ favorite screen musicals, and I […]

‘Loving’ (2016) | Austin Film Festival Review
October 14, 2016 Leave a Comment by Mike Shutt Film Festival Reviews

‘Loving’ (2016) | Austin Film Festival Review

I find Jeff Nichols to be an immensely frustrating filmmaker. He has a gift for capturing the small moments in […]

‘Harcore Henry’ (2016) | SXSW Review
March 22, 2016 Leave a Comment by Mike Shutt Film Festival Reviews

‘Harcore Henry’ (2016) | SXSW Review

I am all for balls-to-the-wall, crazy action films. Whether it be the remarkable choreography of the two The Raid films […]

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