Month: January 2026
Film Review: Is This Thing On?
Is This Thing On? shows a comic drifting through the carefully managed calm of an amicable divorce while quietly avoiding the deeper emotional fallout. … read more
Arts | Film | Film Reviews
Anna Boden, Jared Hess and Ira Sachs Look Back at...
Anna Boden, Jared Hess and Ira Sachs have had prolific careers and varied filmographies, but also share Sundance as a launching pad for their dreams coming true. … read more
Review: LANY — Soft
This album is precious. Like the title track and opener say, it is soft. It’s delicate. It’s a little hard to listen to if you aren’t in the throes of romance. … read more
Series Review: The Pitt (Season Two)
The choice not to start off with a bang is a good one, as the show avoids falling into a “pit” of its own making by piling on too much and losing its sense of reality. … read more
Arts | Film | Film Reviews
The Sundance Midnight Short Film Program Brings Humor to Horror
Who doesn’t love dark humor from time to time? No better way to send off Sundance from our beloved home in Utah than with the Midnight Short Film Program. … read more
Film | Film Reviews | Sundance
Local Review: Dysregulation — Self-Titled
Across the five tracks, Dysregulation show they have the skills and artistic talent to get that dizzying and frightening feeling across and into your own skull. … read more
The Sundance Animated Short Film Program Is Wacky, Wild and...
The animated shorts are a mixed bag of good cinema. They can be kid-friendly, arthouse mental, terrifyingly hostile or eye-openingly provocative. … read more
Arts | Film | Film Reviews | Sundance
Review: The Last Dinner Party — From The Pyre
From The Pyre refreshingly deters from the concept of digestibility. It is not interested in telling you how to feel while listening; it simply allows you to feel it. … read more
Cookie Queens Follows Four Girl Scouts with Thin Mints and...
Cookie Queens, much like the products that its subjects are selling, may not be particularly filling, but it’s a sweet treat among other movies up for awards. … read more
Barney Gets Bloodthirsty in Buddy
The premiere of Buddy at Sundance 2026 pushed uncomfortable truths about nostalgic media to hilarious and horrifying depths. … read more
Film | Film Reviews | Sundance
Wicker is a Well-Woven Tale
Wicker is a delightfully offbeat film, one that feels like a storybook left out in the rain. … read more
Film | Film Reviews | Sundance
Top Five Album Revisits That Kept Me Grounded in 2025
Boy, what a scorched wreckage this year has left us in, huh? Between heartbreaks and headaches, the rocky road through 2025 has finally reached the edge. … read more
