& Categories Festivals Movies Reviews Sundance 2021 February 14, 2022 “The Cursed” lacks bark and bite Sean Ellis' werewolf period piece is a humorless medley of conflicting approaches that somehow ends up dull.
S Categories Festivals Movies Reviews Sundance 2021 February 17, 2021 Sundance 2021: Patti Harrison is delightful in “Together Together” Ed Helms and Patti Harrison charm in Nikole Beckwith's refreshing, pleasurable dramedy.
S Categories Festivals Movies Reviews Sundance 2021 February 10, 2021 Sundance 2021: “Passing” lingers in the gulf between black & white Rebecca Hall adapts Nella Larsen's novella about Black social mobility (and its corresponding resentments) to haunting effect.
S Categories Festivals Sundance 2021 February 10, 2021 Sundance 2021: “Playing With Sharks” is a lovely undersea documentary The colorful life of Australian diver and conservationist Valerie Taylor is examined in a fun and fascinating film.
S Categories Festivals Movies Reviews Sundance 2021 February 10, 2021 Sundance 2021: “Ma Belle, My Beauty” is a sexy nothing The romantic drama is all beautiful, dreamy surface, and no depth.
S Categories Festivals Movies Reviews Sundance 2021 February 8, 2021 Sundance 2021: “On the Count of Three” is a dark, formidable first feature Jerrod Carmichael's feature debut straddles a delicate balance of tones between comedy and dark thriller, buoyed by a couple of strong performances.
S Categories Festivals Movies Reviews Sundance 2021 February 7, 2021 Sundance 2021: “Land” is a moving character study Robin Wright makes her directorial debut in a tender & understated drama about a woman who isolates herself from the world after an unimaginable loss.
R Categories Movies Reviews February 5, 2021 Rodney Ascher looks for simulations and finds “A Glitch in the Matrix” Rodney Ascher's psychedelic documentary takes seriously the idea that we're all living in a simulation, and stirringly explores the parameters of that premise.
S Categories Festivals Movies Sundance 2021 February 5, 2021 Sundance 2021: “Fire in the Mountains” is a strange time in the Himalayas Arjitpal Singh's drama about a rural family in the Himalayas struggling to get by leans on strong performances and interlocking class critiques.
S Categories Festivals Movies Reviews Sundance 2021 February 5, 2021 Sundance 2021: “Superior” reinvents the neo-noir Erin Vassilopoulos' thrilling debut merrily plays with the film noirs of the past while spinning it into something vibrant and new.
