Festivals Sundance 2020: Thomas Buelens on Bringing “Jumbo” to Life The cinematographer of Sundance favorite Jumbo talks about transforming a tilt-a-whirl into Noémie Merlant's living, breathing lover.
Festivals Sundance 2020: “Leap of Faith: William Friedkin on The Exorcist” Alexandre O. Phillippe sits down for a long, insightful chat with the legendary filmmaker.
Festivals Sundance 2020: “Feels Good Man” Puts Pepe In His Proper Place In detailing Pepe the Frog's journey from meme to monster, Arthur Jones charts the corrosive nature of creative ownership.
Festivals Sundance 2020: “Shirley” Is a Gothic Drama About the Horror of Marriage Shirley Jackson's story is brought to sumptuous life thanks to Josephine Decker and a typically-great Elisabeth Moss performance.
Festivals Sundance 2020: “Surge” Throws Ben Whishaw Over the Edge Ben Whishaw shakes off the shackles of Paddington Bear in an intense, if meandering thriller about a man driven to the brink.
Festivals Sundance 2020: “Ironbark” Will Be the British Dad Movie of 2020 Dominic Cooke's well-crafted spy thriller doesn't try anything new, but boasts winning performances & a zippy plot.
Festivals Sundance 2020: Anthony Hopkins is in Fantastic Form as “The Father” Florian Zeller directs a stunning feature debut starring Anthony Hopkins & Olivia Colman at the top of their game.
Festivals Sundance 2020: “Cuties” Tries to Find Freedom for Its Young Girls Maïmouna Doucouré has a lot on her mind, but digs uncomfortably into oversexualization.
Festivals Sundance 2020: “The Social Dilemma” Isn’t Worth the Retweet Jeff Orlowski's documentary about the effects and ethics of social media lacks enough emotional depth or practical solutions to work.
Festivals Sundance 2020: “Once Upon a Time In Venezuela” Anabel Rodríguez Ríos's documentary about tension in the small village of Congo Mirador is both singular and specific.
Festivals Sundance 2020: “Nine Days” Provides Decent Soul Searching Edson Oda's debut feature about a group of souls looking to be born into the real world is a great premise with pretty good execution.
Festivals Sundance 2020: “Some Kind of Heaven” Sees Seniors In Style Lance Oppenheim's documentary about the largest retirement village in America blends droll humor with small, salient touches.
Festivals Sundance 2020: “Promising Young Woman” Finds Catharsis Emerald Fennell's feature debut may be flawed, but it's an empathetic portrayal of rage, anguish, and black comedy.
Festivals Sundance 2020: “The Mountains Are a Dream That Call to Me” Cedric Cheung-Lau's super slow burn overdoes itself at points, but it finds its beauty—and then finds it again.
Festivals Sundance 2020: “Whirlybird” Probes LA From Above Matt Yoka's documentary snaps a picture of a city -- and a family -- in transition.
Festivals Sundance 2020: “Possessor” Is a Grab Bag of Sci-Fi Clichés Brandon Cronenberg's second feature is a po-faced collection of genre tropes that wastes its cast and a modest sense of style.
Festivals Sundance 2020: “Spree” Goes for the Kill But Lacks the Edge Eugene Kotlyarenko's satire about a rideshare driver who murders for online fame lacks the bite or nuance its premise deserves.
Festivals Sundance 2020: “Never Rarely Sometimes Always” Beautifully Explores the Female Gaze Eliza Hittman's tender tale of a teenage girl seeking an abortion is about far more than its description would suggest.
Festivals Sundance 2020: “Jumbo” Kisses a Tilt-A-Whirl and Likes It Portrait of a Lady on Fire's Noémie Merlant gets sweet on a theme park ride in this charming, if conventionally quirky dramedy.
Festivals Sundance 2020: “Zola” Is Raunchy, Riotous, and Challenging Janicza Bravo's retelling of the 2015 viral Twitter thread boasts great performances and surprisingly solid filmmaking, even if it ends on a shrug.
Festivals Sundance 2020: “Ema” Is a Hallucinatory, Familial Fever Dream Pablo Larraín's neon-caked tale of a tattered family is ambitious if uneven eye candy that's bound to get audiences talking.