2024 Sundance Film Festival
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Sundance Film Festival Review: ‘A Real Pain’ is a Funny and Moving Sophomore Feature from Jesse Eisenberg
A few Sundance Film Festival installments ago, Jesse Eisenberg unveiled his filmmaking debut, When You Finish Saving the World. That was a touching work, though it really only set the stage for his sophomore feature, A Real Pain. This movie mixes very funny travel humor with some truly empathetic emotions. Considering the material, it would […] More
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Sundance Film Festival Review (Sunday Scaries Edition): ‘Handling the Undead’ Slowly Contemplates Grief But Commits an Unforgivable Error
I’ve long railed against unnecessary animal deaths in film. Almost never can a movie justify killing an animal, especially a household pet. Cats and dogs are often the victims, but in Handling the Undead, it’s a rabbit that’s given the fate. Moreover, this work opts to make the death so gratuitous and upsetting that my […] More
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Sundance Film Festival Review: ‘Ponyboi’ is a Strong Showcase for River Gallo But Only a Middling Genre Tale
The Sundance Film Festival is always a place to find an acting showcase. It’s also not super uncommon to find that the lead is also one of the creative forces, either writing, directing, or both. With Ponyboi, we have River Gallo‘s acting and writing on display. One of stronger than the other, but there’s certainly […] More
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Sundance Film Festival Review: ‘Seeking Mavis Beacon’ is a Fascinating Detective Story
As the world faces the uncertain future of aritificial intelligence, the problem of racial bias has become a hot topic. This subject is central to Jazmin Jones’ thought-provoking documentary Seeking Mavis Beacon, which examines one of the original AI representations of a Black woman. Probing deeper to investigate the real woman who inspired the face […] More
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Sundance Film Festival Review: ‘In the Land of Brothers’ is a Grim Portrait of the Refugee Experience
In the aftermath of 9/11, the United States waged a now infamous war on terror against jihadist groups in the Middle East. As military operations bombarded this region, the collateral damage was immense, forcing thousands into refugee status. This situation forms the focus of Raha Amirfazli and Alireza Ghasemi’s tense drama In the Land of […] More
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2024 Sundance Film Festival Award Winners Announced
Alessandra Lacorazza’s In the Summers wins the U.S. Grand Jury Prize Dramatic at the Sundance Film Festival. More
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Sundance Interview: Pedro Freire on ‘Malu’ and Paying Tribute to his Mother
Playing in the World Cinema Dramatic Competition at the 2024 Sundance Film Festival, Pedro Freire‘s Malu is a fiercely acted drama about a fading actress living in a Rio de Janiero slum. As she tries to struggles to build a thriving community, her relationship with her daughter and mother becomes increasingly fraught. Ahead of the […] More
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in Festivals, Interviews
Sundance Interview: Klaudia Reynicke Discusses the Making of ‘Reinas’
Set against the backdrop of social and political instability in 1992 Peru, Klaudia Reynicke’s Reinas is a poignant family drama told from the perspective of its two young sisters. As their mother plans their migration, their estranged father attempts to reconcile with them, causing further complications within the family dynamic. Ahead of its world premiere […] More
