Contributor Ed Gibbs

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Interviews

Brady Corbet: ‘I wanted to make a poetic film about politics’

by Ed Gibbs

The actor discusses stepping behind the lens for his startling directorial debut The Childhood of a Leader.
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Festivals

King Cobra – first look review

by Ed Gibbs

This darkly comic factual drama hits all the right notes thanks to inspired turns from Christian Slater and James Franco.
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Festivals

All We Had – first look review

by Ed Gibbs

Katie Holmes puts in a memorable shift as a struggling single mom in her impressive directorial debut.
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Festivals

The Birth of a Nation – first look review

by Ed Gibbs

The buzz film from this year’s Sundance is a stirring, historical tale of racial injustice that feels more vital now than ever.
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Festivals

Michael Jackson’s Journey from Motown to Off the Wall – first look review

by Ed Gibbs

Spike Lee’s follow-up to Bad 25 shines a light on the King of Pop’s indisputable talents, but is otherwise alarmingly lightweight.
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Festivals

Wiener Dog – first look review

by Ed Gibbs

Todd Solondz’s typically bleak ensemble piece serves up a fresh ingredient for an otherwise familiarly grim trek across America.
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Festivals

Maya Angelou and Still I Rise – first look review

by Ed Gibbs

The African-American icon’s richly textured and often traumatic story is unpacked in this near-definitive documentary for PBS.
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Festivals

Dark Night – first look review

by Ed Gibbs

The events leading up to the 2012 Aurora multiplex shooting are reimagined, Elephant-style, in this unsettling and deeply affecting drama.

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