Eric D. Snider

SXSW 2016: Nick Kroll and Adam Scott Bring the Bitter Farce in My Blind Brother

As a general rule, we do not make jokes at the expense of the handicapped. The bitterly funny, just-sweet-enough My… Read More

SXSW 2016: Skarsgard and Peña Declare Hilarious War on Everyone

SXSW 2016John Michael McDonagh’s first film, The Guard, had Brendan Gleeson as a racist, drug-using, rule-ignoring Irish police officer who… Read More

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Sundance 2016: Birth of a Nation Reclaims That Title to Honor Nat Turner’s Rebellion

Birth of a Nation Reclaims That Title to Honor Nat Turner’s RebellionThe greatest accomplishment of Nate Parker’s The Birth of… Read More

Sundance 2016: Christine Offers a Compelling Look at a Real Life Tragedy

Sundance 2016Follow all of our Sundance 2016 coverage.If you know the name Christine Chubbuck, you also know how her story… Read More

Sundance 2016: Paul Rudd and Craig Roberts Rescue The Fundamentals of Caring

Sundance 2016Follow all of our Sundance 2016 coverage.The first half of The Fundamentals of Caring is a breathlessly witty, almost… Read More

Sundance 2016: You’ll Get Your Fill of Warm Fuzzies in Morris from America

Sundance 2016Follow all of our Sundance 2016 coverage.As you may recall from when it happened to you or from the… Read More

Sundance 2016: It’s Good, Not Great, to See Other People

Sundance 2016Follow all of our Sundance 2016 coverage.There’s a tendency among first-time filmmakers to assume that being autobiographical makes a… Read More

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‘Penguins of Madagascar’ Review: Turns Out These Birds Can Fly On Their Own

20th Century FoxWhether in TV or movies, spin-offs are risky, never more so than when the figures being spun off are… Read More

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‘Neighbors’ Review: Is This the Big Studio Comedy to Beat in 2014?

Editor’s note: Our review of Neighbors originally ran during this year’s SXSW film festival, but we’re re-running it now as… Read More