sundance review

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]

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

January 21, 2022

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

Simplicity can go a long way for a movie. All you really need are memorable characters and a compelling situation… Read More

January 21, 2022

Sundance Review: ‘The World to Come’ too often sacrifices character for mood

The latest entry in the period piece lesbian drama genre that has grown increasingly popular in the past few years… Read More

February 2, 2021

Sundance Review: Robin Wright’s ‘Land’ treads a disappointingly predictable path

It’s taken Robin Wright a long time to get here. After breaking into the industry over 35 years ago, the… Read More

February 1, 2021

Sundance Review: ‘Passing’ is stylized and seductive but remains out of reach

In yet another female directorial debut featured at the Sundance Film Festival, acclaimed actress Rebecca Hall premiered her new film,… Read More

February 1, 2021

Sundance Review: Werewolf thriller ‘Eight for Silver’ is an inventive but languid Hammer throwback

Writer/director Sean Ellis may have filmed his werewolf creeper Eight for Silver before the pandemic, but it certainly arrives at… Read More

January 31, 2021

Sundance Review: Ben Wheatley’s ‘In the Earth’ mines folk-horror inspiration from the pandemic

Sundance has been chock-a-block with films exploring our collective anxieties and traumas surrounding the COVID-19 crisis -- from the harrowing… Read More

January 31, 2021

Sundance Review: Jakub Piatek’s hostage thriller ‘Prime Time’ doesn’t break new ground but features a star-making turn from Bartosz Bielenia

On the face of it, the new film Prime Time, from Polish director Jakub Piatek, premiering at Sundance Film Festival,… Read More

January 30, 2021

Sundance Review: Edgar Wright shines a bright light on iconic duo in ‘The Sparks Brothers’

Perhaps the biggest criticism of the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame is the fact that it tends to only… Read More

January 30, 2021

Sundance Review: Isabel Bethencourt and Parker Hill’s candid doc ‘Cusp’ intuitively captures modern American girlhood

Cusp is a striking portrait of female adolescence. The documentary is a candid exploration of the reality of girlhood from… Read More

January 30, 2021

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