Well, that’s a wrap on the 2022 Sundance Film Festival! This only marks my third year fully covering it, with one year almost a decade ago being in person, as well as last year from home. Of course, this year wound up going that route at the last minute. Still, cinema shined through. Sundance is […] More
Watching a character wrestle with who they are is about as common a cinematic occurrence at the Sundance Film Festival as it gets. One of the stories that’s easiest to tell on a budget is a character study. So, you take them in, hoping for either something new or some kind of insight into the […] More
Any review of Master is going to mention Jordan Peele. His patented brand of mixing social issues and horror is something special, to be sure. Peele does it in a way no one else has quite been able to simulate. Master, playing at the 2022 Sundance Film Festival, is certainly trying, but with somewhat sporadic […] More
For brothers Nadeem Shehzad and Mohammad Saud, kites are their greatest obsession. But the kites they have fallen in love with are not the playthings made by man. In the New Delhi neighborhoods they call home, the most prominent kites in the sky are birds of prey. With his documentary All That Breathes, Shaunak Sen […] More
Attending film festivals, if you do them right, almost always end up with at least one title defying a true review. Did you like it? Did you hate it? Could it be both? When you see a movie like this, it’s kind of an exciting premise. Something in the Dirt is, not counting The Worst […] More
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Horror/thriller hybrids can oftentimes land in a big way at the Sundance Film Festival. This particular genre mix doesn’t require a huge budget, but just the right concept and then actor or actress in the lead role. If you can hit on that, you have a movie on your hands. In particular, fragile women falling […] More
In the introduction to his new documentary Navalny, director Daniel Roher quickly sets the mood by lamenting the fact that his success comes at the expense of one man’s sacrifice. That man is the titular Alexei Navalny, a fierce political opponent to the draconian Russian President Vladmir Putin. As the film details Navalny’s efforts to […] More
The Sundance Film Festival is thought of a lot as a meat market of sorts, where movies exist to be bought. So, a quirky romantic comedy tends to get more attention than darker art house fare. That takes nothing away from the former, but it means the latter has to struggle more for attention. In […] More
Apple is making a splash at Sundance again after acquiring the Golden Globes nominated CODA last year with the Cooper Raiff helmed Cha Cha Real Smooth. The world rights deal is worth $15 million. It has been a highly sought-after film after it premiered on January 23rd and became an absolute Sundance favorite, including from our own Joey […] More
Women’s reproductive rights are always under attack. Whether it’s the 1960’s like in Call Jane, or here in 2022, where Roe vs. Wade is hanging on by a thread. Those in power are always ready to legislate the female body. It’s an issue that sparks passion on both sides, but it’s also fertile (no pun […] More
Watching a young American go to pieces in a strange European country is not exactly a new premise. Sometimes you wind up with exploitative trash, but other times, you get captivatingly dark cinema. It all just depends on the execution. Watcher is decidedly in the latter category, presenting a strong psychological thriller as part of […] More
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