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

Sundance Film Review: Animated Short Film Program

Sundance Film Review: Animated Short Film Program
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Just because it was hand-drawn, digitized or molded by clay doesn’t mean the final product is elementary. Here’s how Sundance’s Animated Short Film Program went down! … read more

Justin Lin Puts His Audience in the Missionary’s Position in Last Days

Justin Lin Puts His Audience in the Missionary’s Position in...
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Last Days is more successful in its mission than its tragically misguided protagonist was, though it still doesn’t quite live up to its divine calling. … read more

Touch Me: An American Love Letter to Japanese Cinema

Touch Me: An American Love Letter to Japanese Cinema
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Addison Heimann delivers a second feature film that’s one endearing story of mental health, codependency-filled friendship, gore and lots of hentai. … read more

Kiss of The Spider Woman Spins a Tale, Sings a Song

Kiss of The Spider Woman Spins a Tale, Sings a...
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Kiss of The Spider Woman is a grand and powerful musical extravaganza that will be remembered both as the glossy, star-spangled spectacle of the festival. … read more

Reid Davenport Returns To Sundance with Important Questions in Life After

Reid Davenport Returns To Sundance with Important Questions in Life...
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Life After delves into the thorny intersection of progressive ideals of bodily autonomy and the ableist assumptions underpinning debates about the right to die. … read more