Slamdance 2026: Jessica Barr and Ryan Simpkins on Their Stunning Single-Take Film, “The Plan”
The sun is just beginning to set as the twenty-something characters in Jessica’s Barr’s mesmerizing new film, “The Plan,” start to congregate in an East LA apartment. The calmness of the setting gradually proves to be deceptive, as the mounting tension within these friends—particularly Evan (Ryan Simpkins)—threatens to erupt. With the helicopter blades of an […]
Slamdance 2025: Erin Brown Thomas and Olivia Haller on “Chasers,” a Highlight of Sundance 2025
“Chasers,” a pilot created by co-writer/director Erin Brown Thomas (“[subtext]”), recently made its World Premiere at the 2025 Sundance Film Festival in the Episodic Pilot Showcase, and hosted it’s L.A. premiere at Slamdance Film Festival last night on February 21, 2025. “Chasers” was also selected for the Oscar-qualifying Cinequest Film Festival in San Jose with its Bay Area Premiere on […]
Slamdance 2024 Review: Love and Manipulation Combine in Zoë Eisenberg’s Confident “Chaperone”
The decade between 19 and 29 is perhaps the most tumultuous time of anyone’s life. Each year brings on great change as you transition from adolescence to a fully formed adult. As anyone who is currently in their twenties can attest, this time period can bring immense joy and extremely low lows. You just hope […]
Slamdance 2023: Linh Tran Helms Her Feature Debut, “Waiting For The Light To Change”
Discovering a filmmaker like Linh Tran at the beginning of her career is unbelievably exciting. A friend of mine has already made a bootleg Girls on Top T-shirt with her name on it, and I want one to accompany my Sofia Coppola, Chloé Zhao, Charlotte Wells and Isabel Sandoval shirts. I’m still waiting on an […]
Slamdance 2023: Wendy McColm on Their Audacious Triumph, “Fuzzy Head”
“To understand my work,” David Lynch once told a bewildered moviegoer in Chicago, “you must follow the emotion. Because if you follow the buttermilk, you’ll end up going to the dairy.” The same rule of thumb could be applied to writer/director Wendy McColm’s sophomore feature effort, “Fuzzy Head,” the first thoroughly captivating cinematic work I’ve […]