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Sundance Film Festival Review: ‘Love, Brooklyn’ is a Low-Key Romantic Indie
Brooklyn is my hometown. It’s where I was born, raised, and where I currently reside. So, when a film comes along entitled Love, Brooklyn, it’s going to have my attention. Now, the movie doesn’t present my life experience, but it does present a relatable one, which is key to its success. This Sundance Film Festival […] More
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Sundance Film Festival Review: ‘Sorry, Baby’ Looks at Trauma in an Amusing Yet Effective Manner
It takes a deft hand to make sure that you’re laughing and smiling at a film that includes incredibly dark tragedy. Sorry, Baby is the rare kind of movie that mines comedy from very unfunny situations, while never disrespecting those who have gone through the same sort of awfulness. It’s also a calling card type […] More
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Sundance Film Festival Review: ‘By Design’ is About as Weird as It Gets
I certainly am down with a bizarre film. Hell, oftentimes, the weirder the better for me. Especially at a festival, some strange really does help to mix it up. Sometimes, however, things can be just a little too offbeat. Exhibit A at the 2025 Sundance Film Festival is By Design, a unique twist on the […] More
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Sundance Film Festival Review: ‘Atropia’ Wastes An Intriguing Premise with Half-Formed Satire
Satire is hard. Especially when based on a true story, you need to mock while also reminding folks that this is real. Atropia, despite having one of the more interesting premises of any 2025 Sundance Film Festival offering, is not able to achieve that. Initially planned as a documentary, it probably would have been better […] More
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Sundance Film Festival Review: ‘OBEX’ is a Lo-Fi Curiosity
Sundance is pretty much where you go to get a film like OBEX. A tiny movie with a big idea, one that’s done on a very slim budget. Good versions of this often can launch a career. Bad ones are quickly forgotten. There’s a sliding scale within these two extremes, too. OBEX is more or […] More
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A24 Acquires ‘Sorry, Baby’ After Sundance Premiere
A24 has acquired worldwide distribution rights to Eva Victor’s Sorry, Baby, which will also star Victor in the lead role. More
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Sundance Film Festival Review: ‘Bubble & Squeak’ is Absurd and Quirky But Never Entertaining
I don’t have any issue with a film being quirky. In fact, there are many movies where the quirk factor is a major reason why I like it. The thing is, you need to also make your quirky project compelling in some way. Bubble & Squeak fails that test, almost immediately. From the jump, the […] More
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Sundance Film Festival Review: John Magaro Will Break Your Heart in ‘Omaha’
One of the things that the Sundance Film Festival does best is let an ascending actor get a showcase role to bring them to the next level. We have that this year in Omaha, essentially a three-hander where the central role is played by John Magaro, a performer who should be a much bigger star. […] More
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Sundance Film Festival Review: Dylan O’Brien Has Never Been Better in James Sweeney’s Consistently Surprising ‘Twinless’
The Sundance Film Festival is full of surprises. Sometimes, it’s an actor or actress showcases skills we’ve never seen before. Other times, it’s a movie that takes risks. In the case of Twinless, it’s how surprising the effectiveness of the film is, given how it could easily have gone off the rails. Plus, it features […] More
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2025 Sundance Film Festival Award Winners Announced
This afternoon, the 2025 Sundance Film Festival handed out its awards. They include the U.S. Grand Jury Prize: Dramatic going to Atropia, the Audience Award: U.S. Dramatic went to Twinless, while that film’s star Dylan O’Brien received a special prize for acting. You’ll be able to see Joey’s reviews of several of these movies in […] More
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Sundance Film Festival Review: ‘Bunnylovr’ Never Does Enough With Its Premise
It’s incredibly frustrating to watch a film slowly but surely waste its potential. When the germ of a good idea is there, seeing it go down the tubes is not a fun experience. In the case of Bunnylovr, it’s quickly evident that the possibilities of the premise are not going to be explored. Playing at […] More
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15 Films to Watch at the 2025 Sundance Film Festival
It feels like just yesterday that films like A Real Pain, A Different Man and I Saw the TV Glow begain their festival and awards season journeys in Park City, Utah. Yet somehow, another Sundance Film Festival is upon us, unspooling another feast of independent cinema from January 23 to February 2. In anticipation of […] More
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