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Category Archive: Movies

Coverage of everything hitting the big screen, from big-budget blockbusters to independent arthouse fare.

Sundance 2021: “Wild Indian” is an incredible Native American drama

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The Michael Greyeyes-starring Sundance debut announces Lyle Mitchell Corbine Jr. as an exciting new filmmaker.

Reyzando Nawara Posted on February 2, 2021February 2, 2021

“Judas and the Black Messiah” explores two men and a movement

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Daniel Kaluuya is sensational as freedom fighter Fred Hampton in Shaka King’s insightful sophomore feature.

Shane Slater Posted on February 1, 2021February 1, 2021

Sundance 2021: “Life in a Day 2020” is a 90-minute vlog compilation

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The gimmick to Kevin Macdonald’s worldwide snapshot of 24 hours has lost its novelty this deep into the social media age.

Matt Cipolla Posted on February 1, 2021February 2, 2021

Sundance 2021: “Prisoners of the Ghostland” is what it is

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Nicolas Cage & Sion Sono team up for an incoherent Samurai-Western-Mad Max homage-something or other.

Gena Radcliffe Posted on February 1, 2021February 1, 2021

P.S.H. I Love You: “Flawless” is anything but

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Joel Schumacher’s well-intentioned buddy dramedy puts Philp Seymour Hoffman in the role of a trans woman, to outdated result.

Jonah Koslofsky Posted on February 1, 2021February 1, 2021

Sundance 2021: “How It Ends” is a pleasant, socially-distanced apocalypse

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Zoe Lister-Jones and Daryl Wein usher in the end of the world with a winsome indie comedy about […]

Michael Frank Posted on February 1, 2021February 1, 2021

Sundance 2021: “Street Gang” is a joy for Sesame Street fans

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Marilyn Agrelo’s documentary soaks you in the warm bath of nostalgia for Jim Henson’s long-running Muppet masterpiece.

Peter Sobczynski Posted on February 1, 2021February 1, 2021

Sundance 2021: “Cusp” explores the difficulties of being a teenager

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Parker Hill and Isabel Bethencourt’s observational documentary takes us through the complexities of awkward teen girlhood.

Shea Vassar Posted on February 1, 2021February 1, 2021

Sundance 2021: “Pleasure” is a painful, provocative viewing

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Ninja Thyberg’s tale of a woman’s attempt to make it in the adult film industry is a feature debut that doesn’t pull any punches.

Matt Cipolla Posted on February 1, 2021February 3, 2021

Sundance 2021: Don’t try to understand “The Blazing World”

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Carlson Young writes, directs and stars in a baffling horror-fantasy about a young woman who disappears into an elaborate alternate universe

Gena Radcliffe Posted on January 31, 2021January 31, 2021

Sundance 2021: “Coming Home in the Dark” loses its way.

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James Ashcroft’s hostage horror is nought but bland, sour sadism.

Peter Sobczynski Posted on January 31, 2021January 31, 2021

“The Night” is dark and full of terrors for an Iranian couple in LA

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Kourosh Ahari’s psychological thriller mines anxieties of Iranian-Americans living in the States for bone-chilling effect.

Beau North Posted on January 31, 2021January 31, 2021

Sundance 2021: “All Light, Everywhere” knows no bounds

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Theo Anthony’s new documentary threads together film theory, politics, and philosophy to great success.

Matt Cipolla Posted on January 31, 2021January 31, 2021

Sundance 2021: “Mass” mines its staginess for heartbreaking effect

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Fran Kranz’s debut is an emotional whopper of a drama, a vivid actor’s exercise with incredible performances and passionate ruminations on the aftereffects of tragedy.

Clint Worthington Posted on January 31, 2021January 31, 2021

Sundance 2021: “Summer of Soul” is a cultural celebration

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Ahmir “Questlove” Thompson’s documentary about the Harlem Cultural Festival is insightful and loving.

Michael Frank Posted on January 31, 2021February 1, 2021

Sundance 2021: “Violation” is a work of shocking cinematic provocation

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Madeleine Sims-Fewer and Dusty Mancinelli’s rape revenge thriller tests the boundaries of narrative and sensibility to gruesome effect.

Peter Sobczynski Posted on January 31, 2021February 1, 2021

Sundance 2021: “Censor” is a video nasty throwback suitable for all rages

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Prano Bailey-Bond makes her debut at Sundance with a chilling ode to the video nasty, featuring a killer turn from Niamh Algar.

Clint Worthington Posted on January 31, 2021January 31, 2021

Sundance 2021: “Eight for Silver” lacks bark and bite

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Sean Ellis’ werewolf period piece is a humorless medley of conflicting approaches that somehow ends up dull.

Matt Cipolla Posted on January 31, 2021January 30, 2021

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