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Sundance Review: ‘Cat Person’ Is an Unevenly Paced Thriller Drama with Noteworthy Performances by Jones and Braun

by Zofia Wijaszka - March 14, 2023

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

by Sara Clements - February 14, 2023

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

by Sara Clements - February 14, 2023

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

by Sara Clements - February 8, 2023

Rachel Lambert’s Sometimes I Think About Dying is for depressed introverts. It’s for those who like being alone but are also incredibly lonely. It’s a complicated dilemma that is difficult to put into words, but the film captures it for us. Once a short film, the script does feel like

Sundance Review: ‘Infinity Pool’ Cracks the Rich Wide Open in a Sick Satire

by Sara Clements - February 8, 2023

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

The 3rd Annual MACRO Lodge at Sundance Film Festival Presented by SheaMoisture Announces Powerful Schedule of Events

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by Sharronda Williams - January 17, 2020January 19, 2020

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