Nuisance Bear: A Meditation on the Marriage of Man and Mother Nature

Nuisance Bear: A Meditation on the Marriage of Man and...
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Sundance Film Review: Nuisance Bear Director: Gabriela Osio Vanden, Jack Weisman Documist Premiere: 01.24.2026 In the 21st century, even the most accessible David Attenborough-narrated nature documentary carries an undercurrent of sadness, as we are constantly confronted with the fact that man’s avarice is slowly killing our planet. There’s an odd irony that tangles up mankind’s

The History of Concrete: A Goofball’s Quest for Meaning in the Mundane

The History of Concrete: A Goofball’s Quest for Meaning in...
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The History of Concrete isn’t about concrete. It’s a reflexive look into creation’s internal and external powers that force creatives to make the what they do. … read more

American Doctor: A Deeply Human Look into Frontline Workers in Gaza

American Doctor: A Deeply Human Look into Frontline Workers in...
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American Doctor follows three surgeons, each on their personal journeys to provide relief work in Gaza. … read more

Wicker is a Well-Woven Tale

Wicker is a Well-Woven Tale
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Wicker is a delightfully offbeat film, one that feels like a storybook left out in the rain. … read more

Cookie Queens Follows Four Girl Scouts with Thin Mints and Thick Skins

Cookie Queens Follows Four Girl Scouts with Thin Mints and...
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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

Andrew Orkin and Joseph Shirley Bring Musical Artistry to The Gallerist

Andrew Orkin and Joseph Shirley Bring Musical Artistry to The...
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For Orkin and Shirley, the music doesn’t just underscore The Gallerist’s madness — it sells it, frame by frame, note by note, just like the art at its center. … read more

Barney Gets Bloodthirsty in Buddy

Barney Gets Bloodthirsty in Buddy
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The premiere of Buddy at Sundance 2026 pushed uncomfortable truths about nostalgic media to hilarious and horrifying depths.  … read more

Ha-Chan, Shake Your Booty! Is About Learning How To Dance Again

Ha-Chan, Shake Your Booty! Is About Learning How To Dance...
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Ha-Chan, Shake Your Booty! is about survival, love and loss. It’s also an exuberant and captivating musical fantasy capturing Haru’s feelings and desires. … read more

Felipe Bustos Sierra Takes Everybody To Kenmure Street

Felipe Bustos Sierra Takes Everybody To Kenmure Street
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Everybody To Kenmure Street reconstructs the events through the eyes of the people who were there: neighbors, passersby, parents, workers — many of them strangers. … read more

Bold & Beautiful: Daddy the Clown

Bold & Beautiful: Daddy the Clown
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Stinson, aka Daddy the Clown, was mesmerized by the creativity of his haunted house coworkers and found inspiration in their ability to entertain. … read more

Van Gogh’s Daughter

Van Gogh’s Daughter
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So Van Gogh’s Daughter met in San Francisco. What’s the tragic accident that they don’t want to talk about? … read more

Local Review: Shrimp Parade — Ribcage

Local Review: Shrimp Parade — Ribcage
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Shrimp Parade’s album Ribcage has been an excellent soundtrack for the introspective, somewhat uneasy and all-around tired mood I found myself feeling at the beginning of 2026. … read more