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Sundance Review: Kogonada’s emotionally rich ‘After Yang’ is destined to be one of the year’s best films [Grade: A]

Ryan McQuade January 23, 2022

After Yang, director Kogonada’s highly anticipated follow up to his 2017 indie darling Columbus, starts with a Jake (Colin Farrell), Kyra (Jodie Turner-Smith), and their... Read More

Sundance Review: Where ‘Watcher’ lacks in originality, it more than makes up for with a thrilling central performance from Maika Monroe [Grade: B+]

Kevin L. Lee January 23, 2022

Many thrillers try too hard to be original. They try to incorporate a twist to their intriguing premise. They throw a curveball at the midpoint... Read More

Sundance Review: ‘Fresh’ explores a “meat cute” gone wrong [Grade: B-]

Kevin L. Lee January 23, 2022

You can’t blame Noa (Daisy Edgar-Jones) for taking her chances with Steve (Sebastian Stan) at a grocery store. She’s survived too many awful dates and... Read More

Sundance Review: Almost anything would be better than a poke in the eye with Lena Dunham’s ‘Sharp Stick’ [Grade: D]

Catherine Springer January 22, 2022

There is a line in writer/director Lena Dunham’s new film that has one character cooing to another, “you are a weird and lovely surprise.” Considering... Read More

Sundance Review: Emma Thompson hits a career high in the sexy and sex positive ‘Good Luck to You, Leo Grande’ [Grade: A]

Catherine Springer January 22, 2022

Forget the Keanu-aissance, we need to be all in for the Emma-aissance. While she never went away, it does feel as if universal treasure Emma... Read More

Sundance Review: Phyllis Nagy’s upbeat abortion dramedy ‘Call Jane’ dials the wrong number [Grade: C]

Catherine Springer January 22, 2022

It’s been said that fear is the ultimate motivator, which is the likely explanation as to why “issue” films are always so dark and depressing.... Read More

Sundance Review: Jesse Eisenberg’s directorial debut ‘When You Finish Saving the World’ meanders too much for its own good [Grade: C]

Ryan McQuade January 21, 2022

We all had to find a way to stay busy during the pandemic. For most of us, we ventured into hobbies we never had time... Read More

Frontrunner Friday Oscar Predictions (1/21/22): The calm before the storm

Erik Anderson January 21, 2022

We have the Golden Globe winners, BAFTA longlists and Screen Actors Guild Awards nominations under our belts as we start to drift away from critics’ season (which isn’t quite over... Read More

Sundance Review: ‘The Princess’ treads a well-worn path but shows that, for better or worse, we’re still not over Diana’s death [Grade: B]

Catherine Springer January 21, 2022

There is a vicious cycle that is examined in the new documentary The Princess, which premiered at the 2022 Sundance Film Festival. That cycle is... Read More

Sundance Review: ‘Emergency’ is both a wildly funny and soberingly dramatic look at one night of being Black in America [Grade: B+]

Kevin L. Lee January 21, 2022

Simplicity can go a long way for a movie. All you really need are memorable characters and a compelling situation to throw them into. Some... Read More

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