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Sundance Film Festival Review: ‘Fairyland’ Is a Tender Look at Coming-of-Age, Living One’s Truth
In Fairyland, young Alysia (Nessa Dougherty; though later played as a teenager by Emilia Jones) moves from the Midwest to San Francisco with her father, Steve, following the death of her mother in a car accident. While out in San Francisco, Steve begins to openly date men, while Alysia is sent to private schools and […] More
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Sundance Film Festival Review: ‘Cat Person’ is a Pitch-Black Depiction of Modern Dating
‘Men are afraid that women will laugh at them. Women are afraid that men will kill them.’ That quote from Margaret Atwood begins Cat Person and really does put you in the headspace for what this film is trying to say. A look at modern dating and how two people can see things in very different […] More
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Sian Heder’s ‘Coda’ Gets First Official Trailer
One of the biggest surprise hits that came out of the Sundance Film Festival back in January was Sian Heder‘s Coda, which follows Ruby (Emilia Jones), a 17 year old girl and the only hearing-capable family member, who helps her Deaf parents and brother with the business. In high school, she joins the choir club, […] More
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Sundance Film Festival Review: ‘CODA’ is a Winner
More often than not, the most feted titles at the Sundance Film Festival are widely overpraised. That’s not to say that they’re bad movies, but tend to be unable to live up to the hype. Then, there’s CODA here in 2021. CODA more than lives up to the hype. Somehow, it exceeds it. A musically-tinged […] More
