Sundance

The Intervention marks actress Clea DuVall’s debut as a writer/director. And what a debut it was. Out of more than twenty movie screenings I attended at Sundance, it received one of the biggest ovations I have seen for any film. Many members of the crowd (including myself) were standing and clapping even after DuVall took the […]

Writer/Director Kelly Reichardt’s latest film, Certain Women, utilizes her characteristic stillness and beautifully-shot landscapes to make a statement about gender issues. If the title of the film isn’t obvious enough, you can just look to the story, which consists of three distinct vignettes focused on female characters living in Montana. Adapted from a collection of […]