sundance review

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.… Read More

January 30, 2021

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… Read More

January 30, 2021

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… Read More

January 30, 2021

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… Read More

January 29, 2021

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,… Read More

January 29, 2021

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… Read More

January 29, 2021

Sundance Review: Lee Isaac Chung’s ‘Minari’ is a poetic and heartfelt masterwork

Alan Kim and Steven Yeun in Lee Isaac Chung's MINARI (Courtesy of Sundance Institute) One of the joys of minari,… Read More

February 1, 2020

Sundance Review: ‘The Last Shift’ is a contrived, entry level effort

Shane Paul Mcghie and Richard Jenkins in THE LAST SHIFT by Andrew Cohn (Courtesy of Sundance Institute | photo by… Read More

January 29, 2020

Sundance Review: ‘The Nest’ is an astounding showcase for Carrie Coon

Jude Law and Carrie Coon in THE NEST by Sean Durkin (Courtesy of the Sundance Film Institute) Sean Durkin returns… Read More

January 29, 2020

Sundance Review: ‘Miss Juneteenth’ avoids tropes to find truth in the Black experience

Nicole Beharie and Alexis Chikaeze in MISS JUNETEENTH by Channing Godfrey Peoples (Courtesy of Sundance Institute | photo by Rambo… Read More

January 29, 2020

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