In one of the scenes in Daina Reid's Run Rabbit Run, which premiered at the Sundance Film Festival, Mia (Lily Latorre) says to her mother, Sarah (Sarah Snook), that she misses people she never met all the time. Although a little girl refers to her grandmother, the sentence stays with
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Sundance Review: ‘The Starling Girl’ is a Moving Coming-Of-Age Film with Eliza Scanlen
Eliza Scanlen's Jem Starling, in Laurel Parmet's The Starling Girl, doesn't have an easy life growing up in rural Kentucky. The seventeen-year-old girl wholeheartedly believes she's disappointing God, her family, and everybody involved as she doesn't want to marry the boy they'd like. The actress's coming-of-age role is often heartbreaking,
Sundance Review: ‘Cat Person’ Is an Unevenly Paced Thriller Drama with Noteworthy Performances by Jones and Braun
In Susanna Kogel's adaptation of Kristen Roupenian's The New Yorker viral short story, Cat Person, Margot (Emilia Jones) and her friend Taylor (Geraldine Viswanathan) are mortified as they examine Margot's phone, which keeps receiving nasty, disrespectful texts from Robert (Nicholas Braun), her would-be boyfriend. This specific scene is quite chilling
Sundance Review: ‘Eileen’ Is an Intoxicating Revamp of the Noir
Imagine Carol but make it film noir. You'd get William Oldroyd’s Eileen. Based on Ottessa Moshfegh’s novel of the same name, it feels like a Patricia Highsmith novel directed by Douglas Sirk and Alfred Hitchcock. It has both that stunning Sirk cinematography, layered over Hitchcock suspense. One of the most
Sundance Review: ‘My Animal’ Is for Queer Horror Lovers
Jacqueline Castel’s debut feature, My Animal, is for queer horror lovers. Inspired by classic monster movies and '80s horror, it’s another intricately woven tale of otherness and the battle towards self-acceptance. By exploring relevant adolescent struggles and complex family dynamics, as well as themes of inheritance, it navigates the most
Sundance Review: ‘Sometimes I Think About Dying’ Is for the Depressed Introverts
Sundance Review: ‘Infinity Pool’ Cracks the Rich Wide Open in a Sick Satire
In Infinity Pool’s opening frames, the camera flips upside down to prepare its audience for a disorienting experience. Brandon Cronenberg delivers just that. His latest is The White Lotus dialed up to eleven on the violence scale. A kaleidoscopic, suspenseful, and sick satire that blends the thriller, horror, and sci-fi
Sundance Review: “Am I OK?” Superbly Highlights Why There is No Such Thing as Coming Out Too Late
Whether to close friends or relatives, coming out is one of the most difficult events in a person's life. Tig Notaro and Stephanie Allynne, a real-life married couple of actors, explore platonic female friendship in their directorial debut and emphasize that each and every person's coming out is important, regardless of age. Lucy (Dakota
Sundance Review: Rebecca Hall Is A Force Of Nature In ‘Resurrection’
Sundance Review: ‘After Yang’ Is A Transcendent Tale Of Connection And Identity
Nothing has been more serene than witnessing Kogonada’s artistic journey. Despite only having two feature films under his belt, it’s already clear that he will one day be considered as one of the greatest cinematic auteurs of the 21st Century. In his latest film, After Yang – based on the short story, Saying
Sundance Review: Aubrey Plaza is Criminally Good in Heist Drama, “Emily the Criminal”
Living in the United States of America, everyone discusses one topic sooner or later: student debt and its massive ramifications in adulthood. In John Patton Ford's brilliant heist drama Emily the Criminal, the audience gets to see what happens when you throw your morals out the window and do whatever it takes to
Sundance Review: ‘Fresh’ Is a Biting Allegory With a Potent Aftertaste
Sundance 2021 Reviews: Passing, The World to Come
PASSING As the daughter of a light-skinned biracial woman, and whose African American maternal side had been passing as white for generations, it’s fitting that Rebecca Hall chose Nella Larsen’s 1929 novel, Passing, to both adapt to screen and make her directorial debut. Racial passing was a way for African Americans
Sundance Review: Nine Days Is Heartfelt In Its Every Beating Minute
Off in the desolate plains lies a simple wooden pitched-roof house. It’s Norman Rockwell warm; it’s a coziness, unlike a John Steinbeck novel. Inside, an imposing Black man with circled-rimmed glasses and suspenders sits. He watches a wall of televisions stacked on top of each other in rows and columns,
“The 40-Year-Old Version” is THE Sundance Breakout Hit
In the endearing and uniquely refreshing comedy, written, directed and starring Radha Blank (Writer, She’s Gotta Have It), The 40-year-old Version follows Radha, an accomplished and decorated playwright, who is caught in the rut of life. After the loss of her mom, Radha, a theater teacher, struggles with whether or
Netflix Releases Gentefied Official Trailer Ahead of Sundance Festival Appearance
Netflix has released the official trailer and poster for their upcoming series, Gentefied. The series has executive producers America Ferrera and Wilmer Valderrama who are also confirmed to guest star. This announcement comes before the series will have programming at Sundance with activities at Latinx House and MACRO Lodge. Be sure to
The 3rd Annual MACRO Lodge at Sundance Film Festival Presented by SheaMoisture Announces Powerful Schedule of Events
The MACRO Lodge at Sundance(www.StayMACRO.com), presented by SheaMoisture and hosted by MACRO Founder & CEO Charles D. King (Sorry To Bother You, Mudbound, Fences) and his wife Stacey Walker King, Chief Brand Officer of the company, will return to the Sundance Film Festival for its third annual showcase of inclusive
HBO, TNT, and TBS Announces Our Stories To Tell Programming at Sundance 2020
HBO, TNT and TBS will host Our Stories to Tell, a 3-day pop-up experience that will celebrate their commitment to multicultural storytelling, creators and audiences. This multi-day event will take place during the first weekend of Sundance beginning Friday, January 24 through Sunday, January 26th and will be located in
