First Look at “Sylvie’s Love,” Starring Tessa Thompson

Former musician and playwright Eugene Ashe is hoping to make a big splash with his second feature, which just had its premiere at Sundance in Park City. The film stars Tessa Thompson and Nnamdi Asomugha as a couple who split up, then reunite a few years later. Their circumstances and careers have changed, but their love has not. But will that be enough to keep their romance going?

The film, set in the late '50s and early '60s, is sure to feature some fantastic music and performances. The cast also includes Eva Longoria, Wendi McLendon-Covey and Jemima Kirke.

Sylvie's Love had its world premiere at the Sundance Film Festival, though there's no word on when we'll see a trailer or a full release.

About Kip Mooney

Like many film critics born during and after the 1980s, my hero is Roger Ebert. The man was already the best critic in the nation when he won the Pulitzer in 1975, but his indomitable spirit during and after his recent battle with cancer keeps me coming back to read not only his reviews but his insightful commentary on the everyday. But enough about a guy you know a lot about. I knew I was going to be a film critic—some would say a snob—in middle school, when I had to voraciously defend my position that The Royal Tenenbaums was only a million times better than Adam Sandler’s remake of Mr. Deeds. From then on, I would seek out Wes Anderson’s films and avoid Sandler’s like the plague. Still, I like to think of myself as a populist, and I’ll be just as likely to see the next superhero movie as the next Sundance sensation. The thing I most deplore in a movie is laziness. I’d much rather see movies with big ambitions try and fail than movies with no ambitions succeed at simply existing. I’m also a big advocate of fun-bad movies like The Room and most of Nicolas Cage’s work. In the past, I’ve written for The Dallas Morning News and the North Texas Daily, which I edited for a semester. I also contributed to Dallas-based Pegasus News, which in the circle of life, is now part of The Dallas Morning News, where I got my big break in 2007. Eventually, I’d love to write and talk about film full-time, but until that’s a viable career option, I work as an auditor for Wells Fargo. I hope to one day meet my hero, go to the Toronto International Film Festival, and compete on Jeopardy. Until then, I’m excited to share my love of film with you.