That’s how you do it! This is how you make a rip-roaring survival thriller in modern times! This is how you keep modern audiences engaged and on the edge of their seat excited for what’s going to come next! This is just the kind of movie I love experiencing without knowing a single thing about it beforehand. The Weight is one of the best films from the 2026 Sundance Film Festival – an instant favorite that’ll probably remain somewhere on my Top 20 list by the end of the year. It’s the first feature directed by Padraic McKinley, who has been working for years as an editor on various films & TV series, and also directing for TV including episodes of “Kingdom”. After making this, I’m sure the doors will be wide open for him to make whatever he wants next. He has proven himself to be quite a competent director, one might even say he’s got the chops for serious action & intensity and could handle a massive action movie. Until then, The Weight is a superbly entertaining, awesome thriller set in the dense forests of the Pacific Northwest. And it deserves to be talked about, watched & rewatched, and heralded as a big breakout hit beyond the festival. It rocks and I loved it. // Continue Reading ›
