The Sundance Film Festival, known for celebrating fiercely independent cinema, is gearing up for its 40th edition, which is scheduled for January 18-28, 2024. This year's festival is particularly noteworthy as it marks the inaugural run…
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In an exciting announcement for documentary enthusiasts, the Sundance Institute has revealed the projects set to receive backing from its esteemed Documentary Fund for 2023. A total of just over $1,000,000 has been earmarked to support 23…
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“Little Death,” directed by Jack Begert, is a muddled but promising film that delves into addiction, creativity and identity in present-day Los Angeles. The movie premiered at the 2024 Sundance Film Festival and boasts an ambitious…
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In the genre-defying "Your Monster," director Caroline Lindy creates a unique cinema that can be scary and touching at once. This is an unconventional romantic comedy with horror elements, and it shows us that sometimes the scariest thing…
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Kobi Libii’s first film as a director, “The American Society of Magical Negroes,” seeks to poke fun at and criticize the long-standing movie cliché of the “magical negro.” Although it does present interesting ideas and moments of promise,…
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Amy Liptrot’s memoir, The Outrun, has been reimagined by Nora Fingscheidt as this provoking and realistic story about addiction and recovery which wins the best of Saoirse Ronan. But, it seems that the ambition of Fingscheidt’s work and…
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In the Summers, directed by Alessandra Lacorazza Samudio, is a deeply felt and beautifully crafted coming-of-age film that perfectly captures the tumultuous and emotional world of teenagers. Lacorazza demonstrates a remarkable…
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Chris Nash's In a Violent Nature is a different breed of slasher. With surrender as the only given option, this film offers the creepy and chilling horror experience by showing the eyes of a killer sinner without looking through the lenses…
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Gaucho Gaucho is an extraordinary visual ethnographic film that reveals the world of Argentina’s gauchos in all its glory, quite alien to modernity, where tradition, people and land are of foremost importance. Frida Torresblanco directed…
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Directed by Sari Rae and Julia Patton, Daughters is a very disturbing and eloquent film which deals with the relationship of fathers and daughters as seen from the lens of the criminal justice system. Having said that, the film…
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Chris Smith is the director of a documentary called “Devo” that I have just seen and I can tell you it was one wild experiential ride. It is a vivid and engaging exploration of one of the most bizarre musical bands probably from the late…
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Aaron Schimberg's A Different Man, distributed by A24, is a daring, entertaining, and absolutely new movie on the topics of identity, appearance and reinvention. Its actors Sebastian Stan, Adam Pearson, and Renate Reinsve stood out with…
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Steffen Haars and Flip van der Kuil's “Krazy House” proved to be every letter of its name by setting the bar higher with a crazy, zany and most times shocking journey that encapsulates Sundance’s midnight programming spirit. This is an…
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In Jesse Eisenberg’s A Real Pain, one feels everyone’s heart and understands the sobbing reason why people are terrified of opening themselves towards other peoples and love or relationships more than themselves. Jesse Eisenberg A Real…
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Based on John Ajvide Lindqvist's novel, Thea Hvistendahl’s “Handling the Undead” presents an eerie and unconventional angle at the zombie genre that emphasizes emotional depth rather than traditional horror elements. A Norwegian film like…
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Megan Park's ‘My Old Ass’ is a charming and reflective addition to the coming-of-age genre that successfully combines comedy, drama and a touch of sci-fi thus creating one story that resonates with young audiences as well as older persons…
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Between the Temples is absurdities, the character of Carol Kane shines through in all her glory, her performance being marked by charming intelligence and the famous oddball passion. This movie is somewhat of a drama owing to how the…
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Andy and Sam Zuchero’s “Love Me” is a daring experiment with futuristic love that just like its artificial intelligence characters does not know what it wants to become. The movie is set in a post-human era and attempts to deal with…
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Didi is a remarkable coming-of-age tale where family, identity, and a sense of home are put into perspectives. Directed by Isaac Wang say the film has a lot of great performances and great stories that cut across the feelings and sights.…
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Anna Boden and Ryan Fleck’s "Freaky Tales" is a film that takes viewers on a ride through 1987 Oakland. This movie might not be what one would expect to see on the big screen but it definitely lives up to the Sundance premieres – gritty…
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Jeff Zimbalist and Maria Bukhonina’s documentary, “Skywalkers: A Love Story,” is visually stunning and breathtaking. This film takes extreme urban climbing to a whole new level while pushing the boundaries of what it means to be human.…
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As innovative and boundary-defying as the person it chronicles, “Eno,” the documentary that opened this year’s Sundance Film Festival, directed by Gary Hustwit, about Brian Eno, musician, producer and all-around visionary, is not your…
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When it comes to the film industry, "Stress Positions" is Theda Hammel's first ever directorial work. In addition, it is also a very strange piece of art that belongs within the category of viral era movies. Even though there are parts in…
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Molly Manning Walker’s ‘How to Have Sex’ isn’t a raucous spring break romp, but it is, and this is what matters, an exuberant, unfiltered examination of youth, desire and consent that feels as if it has put you through the wringer. Twice.
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Jay Duplass' See You When I See You, adapted from Adam Cayton-Holland's memoir Tragedy Plus Time, arrives wearing a template so thoroughly established by contemporary indie cinema that the film's struggle to locate original emotional…
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I Saw the TV Glow is an interesting piece of work on obsession, technology and the self, and while one can appreciate all the risks and ambition that the film possesses, I have to say that I was quite disappointed with the ending. All I…
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