Max Walker Silverman Paints a Portrait of Loss and Hope in Rebuilding 

Max Walker Silverman Paints a Portrait of Loss and Hope...
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Sundance Film Review: Rebuilding  Director: Max Walker-Silverman Cinema Inutile, Cinereach, Cow Hip Films Premiere: 01.26 Writer-director Max Walker-Silverman returns to Sundance, where he dazzled with the lyrical A Love Song in 2022, and his sophomore effort is both emotional and eerily timely. While Rebuilding was chosen as an official festival selection long before the California wildfires turned

Focus On Cinematography: Jimpa and Sunfish (& Other Stories on Green Lake)

Focus On Cinematography: Jimpa and Sunfish (& Other Stories on...
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Cinematographers Matthew Chuang and Marcus T. Patterson are two of the many gifted cinematographers whose work has been showcased this year. … read more

Deaf President Now! Highlights The Difference Between Hearing and Listening

Deaf President Now! Highlights The Difference Between Hearing and Listening
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More than 35 years after the protests, Deaf President Now! aims to ensure that this story is recognized as a major civil rights milestone. … read more

Film Review: You’re Cordially Invited

Film Review: You’re Cordially Invited
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You’re Cordially Invited is a straight-to-streaming film that’s pleasant enough to be worth watching once, but it’s at best an utterly disposable comedy. … read more

Plainclothes: Queer Cognitive Dissonance Captured on Camcorder

Plainclothes: Queer Cognitive Dissonance Captured on Camcorder
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Plainclothes is a challenge to all institutions that keep queer people closeted and hidden away from the world, be that church or government. … read more

Sophie Brooks Explores The Ties That Bind In Oh, Hi!

Sophie Brooks Explores The Ties That Bind In Oh, Hi!
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Oh, Hi! is a smart and unpredictable collision between 500 Days of Summer and Misery that is a surprisingly honest yet deeply insane breath of fresh air. … read more

The Things You Kill: A Mind-Bending Investigation of Generational Trauma

The Things You Kill: A Mind-Bending Investigation of Generational Trauma
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The Things You Kill is a revenge film, family drama, psychological horror and existential commentary all rolled into one. Somehow, director Alireza Khatami pulls it off. … read more

The Thing With Feathers: Benedict Cumberbatch Anchors a Muddled Fable on Grief

The Thing With Feathers: Benedict Cumberbatch Anchors a Muddled Fable...
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Even with its rough edges and blatant symbolism, The Thing with Feathers is deeply earnest. You’d have to be heartless not to feel it, and that’s because the themes are very universal. … read more

Jordan Michael Blake: Mormonism, Self Reflection and Delta Safety Videos

Jordan Michael Blake: Mormonism, Self Reflection and Delta Safety Videos
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Jordan Michael Blake is a writer, director and founder of a spoof Taco Bell Film Festival (not at all sponsored by the actual chain). His short animated film Paradise Man (ii) is currently at this year’s Sundance Film Festival in the Animated Short Film Program. … read more

Sundance Film Review: Midnight Short Film Program

Sundance Film Review: Midnight Short Film Program
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Sundance 2025 Midnight Shorts has the perfect fix for those looking for a creepy good time in a bite-size treat. … read more