Sundance 2019: Troop Zero

A young Georgia girl aims for the stars in the funny and poignant Troop Zero despite the odds being set against her every single step along the way. Christmas Flint (Mckenna Grace)–daughter of attorney Ramsey Flint (Jim Gaffigan)–has big dreams that lead to outer space.  We see this in the way that she looks up to the stars at night in 1977.  For now, she has to settle for just being a small town girl…

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Sundance 2019: Jim Gaffigan talks Sundance Trio

Jim Gaffigan spoke with Solzy at the Movies this week about three films appearing during the 2019 Sundance Film Festival: Them That Follow, Light from Light, and Troop Zero. When we last spoke, You Can Choose Your Family had just premiered at SXSW.  This year, you appear in a trio of films during Sundance.  How thrilled are you for the opportunity? Jim Gaffigan:  It’s amazing. It’s amazing that I’ve also been kicking around long enough.…

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Sundance 2019: My Most Anticipated Films

With the 2019 Sundance Film Festival starting up on Thursday night, here are a few of the films that I am excited to see at the Park City film festival. Late Night I’ve had a love of comedy since as long as I can remember.  I moved to Chicago for improv/sketch comedy before somehow becoming a film critic.  Late Night is hands-down one of my most anticipated films since the lineup was first announced in…

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