First-time filmmaker Delaney Buffett boldly steps into the spotlight with Adult Best Friends, a film she wrote, directed, and stars in — a tall order for…
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The Fantasia International Film Festival, held in Montreal, Canada, is celebrating its 27th edition from July 20th to August 9th. A renowned event that bridges the…
Catching DustDirected by Stuart Gatt Stuart Gatt’s feature debut is a tragic and powerful missive on the struggle between familiar dangers and unknown risks. The narrative…
The ListenerDirected by Steve Buscemi Centering on a captivating performance by Tessa Thompson, Steve Buscemi’s The Listener explores the importance of empathy and human connection through…
The rise of anti-government white nationalist movements within the United States remains a clear and present danger — just look at the events of January 6,…
When Sav Rodgers was growing up in Kansas, he developed a bizarre obsession with Ben Affleck movies. But what started with 2003’s Daredevil eventually led Sav…
Sundance films get divided into various categories to help participants decide what type of genres they might be drawn to. By no means does a classification…
I’ve been very fortunate that all the documentaries I’ve experienced over the years during the festival have been a real joy, and Dutch director Anton Corbjin’s…
Murder in Big HornDirected by Razelle Benally and Matthew Galkin For decades, an epidemic has been plaguing Native American communities across the United States, as countless…
Sometimes you read a synopsis for a film and you know immediately that you need to see it; such was the case for director Roger Ross…
For the first time in three years, I returned to beautiful, snowy Park City to attend the Sundance Film Festival in person. The 2023 version of…
JamojayaDirected by Justin Chon Justin Chon returns to Sundance with this story of Indonesian rapper James (Brian Imanuel), a rising star who inks a deal with…
Horror films about demonic possession aren’t exactly a rarity, and it can often feel like every variation of this concept has already been explored. But every…
Growing up in a small town in rural Indiana, my exposure to Hollywood came almost exclusively from VHS tapes. My parents weren’t particularly interested in going…
Still reeling from the recent death of her father, fertility doctor Sarah (Sarah Snook) is hoping a birthday celebration for 7-year-old daughter Mia (Lily LaTorre) might…
Last year, the Tribeca Film Festival became the first major North American film festival to be held largely in-person since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic…
The Thief CollectorDirected by Allison Otto How does a prized painting get stolen from the University of Arizona’s Museum of Art in broad daylight, disappear without…
Diamond Hands: The Legend of WallStreetBetsDirected by Zack Canepari and Drea Cooper Diamond Hands: The Legend of WallStreetBets explores the complete chaos that ensued when a…
After a last-minute cancellation in 2020 and an all-digital offering last year, the SXSW Film Festival is returning to in-person programming for the 2022 event, with…
My last set of Sundance films this year started with the star-studded cast of Alice, featuring Keke Palmer, Jonny Lee Miller, and Common. The film opens…
After a strong first round of Sundance films, the bar was set extremely high the next set, which kicked off with Watcher. Julia (Maika Monroe) is…
This year’s version of the Sundance Film Festival got a little bit closer to feeling “normal,” even with the in-person experience being canceled in early January.…
We’re in the home stretch of the 2022 Sundance Film Festival, and although we were fortunate enough to screen 19 films over the course of five…
Sundance 2022 is beginning to wind down: praise is being lavished, deals are being made, and the festival is closer to the end than the beginning.…
With the chaos of Sundance 2022’s opening weekend now behind us and the dust beginning to settle, we’re taking a break from screenings to catch up…
Emergency stars Donald Elise Watkins and RJ Cyler as two best friends with a singular mission: to become the first Black students at their university to…
When You Finish Saving the World finds Jesse Eisenberg stepping behind the camera for the first time, adapting his acclaimed audio drama into a feature length…
After last year’s hybrid offering, which featured digital screenings and satellite theaters across the country, the Sundance Film Festival had planned to return to Park City…
Director Michael Showalter is best known for comedic efforts like Wet Hot American Summer and The Big Sick, so you’d be forgiven for assuming he might…
“I think without humor, I would die,” says Alison Pill. “And that’s not hyperbolic.” It’s the morning after her latest film, All My Puny Sorrows, premiered…
Opening to rave reviews in 2016, Broadway smash Dear Evan Hansen was nominated for nine Tony Awards, taking home the statue in six of those categories,…
After an all-digital rendition due to the COVID-19 pandemic last year, the Toronto International Film Festival returned for its 46th edition this month, offering a hybrid…
Just three years after Gustav Möller’s taut low-budget Danish thriller The Guilty, Antoine Fuqua helms this glossy American remake, leveraging his action sensibilities to squeeze a…
Michael McGowan’s adaptation of Miriam Toews’ acclaimed novel All My Puny Sorrows seeks to explore mental illness and injuries both physical and emotional through its depiction…