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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.

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.

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.

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Sundance 2020: “Cuties” Tries to Find Freedom for Its Young Girls

Maïmouna Doucouré has a lot on her mind, but digs uncomfortably into oversexualization.

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.

Sundance 2020: “The Painter and the Thief” Finds Activity in Passivity

Benjamin Ree documents the budding, murky friendship between a painter and the man who stole her painting.

Sundance 2020: “Summertime” Is Hot Mess Worth Cherishing

Sandwiched between a rough start and too tidy of an ending, Carlos López Estrada's latest finds love in its large ensemble.

10 Films We’re Excited to See at Sundance 2020

New films by Julie Taymor, Dee Rees, and Justin Simien mix with fascinating new docs and debut features in our list of Sundance 2020 must-sees.

CIFF 2019: Minhal Baig on “Hala”, “Dune”, and Returning to Chicago

The director of the Sundance favorite discusses her coming-of-age tale Hala.

Don’t Let Go Review: Relive “Frequency” in This Derivative Thriller

Jacob Estes’ time-travel caper feels like an uncredited remake, which makes its flaws stand out even more starkly.NOW STREAMING: Powered by JustWatch Of the 125+ new releases I’ve reviewed so far this year, several have aped on more established films of decades past. Greta and Ma did the Mommie Dearest shtick; The Prodigy recycled tropes ... Don’t Let Go Review: Relive “Frequency” in This Derivative Thriller

August’s Filmmaker of the Month: Richard Linklater

In honor of Where'd You Go, Bernadette?, we take a closer look at the prolific indie pioneer.

State of the Union Review: Fast-Talking Through a Marriage on the Brink

Chris O'Dowd and Rosamund Pike exchange hyper-articulate, rapid-fire dialogue in an intimate, occasionally dry series from Stephen Frears.

More of a Comment, Really…: Interview with SXSW Composer Carla Patullo (Porno)

The composer of the upcoming SXSW-bound horror comedy talks about her rock career, the Sundance Film Music and Sound Design Lab, and scoring with her voice.

More of a Comment, Really…: Interviews with Michael Glover Smith (Rendezvous in Chicago) and Sundance Composer Graham Reynolds (Sister Aimee)

Clint sits down with local Chicago filmmaker Michael Smith to talk about his latest indie comedy, and with regular Linklater composer Graham Reynolds about his work on Sundance darling Sister Aimee.

Sundance 2/3 Dispatch: The Souvenir, One Child Nation, Monos

Our Sundance coverage wraps up with a triple feature of a 1980s art-school personal essay, a documentary from China, and a haunting child-soldier tale.

Sundance 2/2 Dispatch: Apollo 11, Corporate Animals

Day 6 of our Sundance coverage sees a wide gulf in quality, with a stunning doc about the Apollo 11 mission and a stunted dark corporate comedy.

More of a Comment, Really…: Interviews with Richard Dreyfuss, Sundance Composers Piers Burbrook de Vere (Little Monsters) and Roger Suen (Ms. Purple)

On the podcast, RIchard Dreyfuss talks about his career and love of civics, plus two exciting young composers talk about their latest entries in Sundance.

Sundance 2/1 Dispatch: The Great Hack, Jawline, The Report, Greener Grass

Two insightful docs about the pitfalls of modern technology pair with a tepid Adam Driver-led political drama and Tim-and-Eric-style comedy at Sundance.

Sundance 1/31 Dispatch: Share, Velvet Buzzsaw

Day 4 of Sundance shows us a neon-lit social media nightmare in Share, as well as Dan Gilroy's arch, uneven art world critique Velvet Buzzsaw.

Sundance January 30th Dispatch: The Nightingale, Wounds, The Infiltrators, The Lodge

New thrillers from Jennifer Kent and Babak Anvari highlight Day 3 of our Sundance coverage.

Sundance 2019 January 29th Dispatch: Brittany Runs a Marathon, Big Time Adolescence, Official Secrets

Day 2 of our Sundance coverage covers comedies starring Jillian Bell and Pete Davidson, and a tepid political thriller starring Keira Knightley.

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