Sundance Review: ‘Homeroom’ shows us the kids are all right
2020 was hard on a lot of people, but I feel for youth (especially Black and Brown youth) the most. Not only did the COVID-19... Read More
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Sundance Review: ‘John and the Hole’ is emptier than it first appears
At first glance, the concept for Pascual Sisto’s debut feature John and the Hole is delightfully devious: a young 13-year-old boy named John (Charlie Shotwell)... Read More
Sundance Review: Jerrod Carmichael’s ‘On the Count of Three’ is a triggering yet quirky journey of suicidal tendencies
It’s not every day you see a movie about a suicide pact. No matter how you look at it, if a suicide pact is the... Read More
Sundance Review: ‘Flee’ is a refugee tale unlike any you have ever seen before
No matter what kind of entertainment an artist pursues, they are always in search of a story and the best way to tell it. In... Read More
Sundance Review: Hand-drawn fantasy adventure ‘Cryptozoo’ soaks you in psychedelia
The best way I can think to describe My Entire High School Sinking Into the Sea cartoonist Dash Shaw’s Cryptozoo, the product of years of... Read More
NEON had made the first acquisition out of this year’s Sundance, with North American rights to Jonas Poher Rasmussen’s Flee. In an overnight bidding war on the... Read More
Sundance Review: ‘Human Factors’ is a slick and engrossing whodunit
At the beginning of Human Factors you settle in thinking it will be your standard home invasion thriller. Albeit a good one, shot and directed... Read More
Sundance Review: ‘CODA’ speaks its own language as a potent and moving coming of age story
Joni Mitchell’s “Both Sides Now” is a key player in CODA, the new film from writer/director Sian Heder which kicked off the 2021 Sundance Film... Read More
Sundance announces Conversations with Rita Moreno, Questlove, Robin Wright and more
The lineup for the 2021 Sundance Film Festival, taking place on a Sundance-built and feature-rich online platform, goes well beyond feature and short films, episodic... Read More
Sundance 2021 adds ‘Judas and the Black Messiah’ as world premiere
The nonprofit Sundance Institute today added two more world premiere feature films to the 2021 Sundance Film Festival lineup. Shaka King’s Fred Hampton film Judas and... Read More
2024 North Carolina Film Critics Association (NCFCA) Nominations 
2024 Philadelphia Film Critics Circle (PFCC) Winners: ‘Anora’ Named Best Film Among its Six Awards 
2024 Utah Film Critics Association (UFCA) Nominations 
2024 Black Reel Awards Nominations: ‘Nickel Boys,’ ‘The Piano Lesson’ Lead