Sundance Animated Short Film Program Is Wacky, Wild and Weird

Sundance Animated Short Film Program Is Wacky, Wild and Weird
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I’ve said it before: The animated shorts are a mixed bag of good cinema. There are very few opportunities where it’s beneficial to go in blind into a theater. All assumptions are out the door, especially when it comes to animations. They can be kid-friendly, arthouse mental, terrifyingly hostile or eye-openingly provocative. Any way the

Sundance Midnight Short Film Program Brings Humor to Horror

Sundance Midnight Short Film Program Brings Humor to Horror
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Who doesn’t love dark humor from time to time? there is no better way to send off Sundance from our beloved home in Utah than with the Midnight Short Film Program. … read more

Review: Zach Bryan — With Heaven on Top

Review: Zach Bryan — With Heaven on Top
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The record is Bryan’s messiest. He’s all over the place in the perfect way. He oscillates between gentle and upbeat, never sitting still long enough to process. … read more

The Moment Kills Brat Summer

The Moment Kills Brat Summer
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I’m in the camp that if you loved Brat Summer and never wanted it to be over, The Moment should be a required watch for you. … read more

Gail Daughtry and the Celebrity Sex Pass Is Great, Dumb Fun

Gail Daughtry and the Celebrity Sex Pass Is Great, Dumb...
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David Wain marks the anniversary of the Sundance premiere of Wet Hot American Summer with a movie that isn’t trying to be profound, just very entertaining. … read more

Kogonada Films in Fragments in Zi

Kogonada Films in Fragments in Zi
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zi is utterly organic and ethereal, as Kogonada is far more interested in cultivating a feeling than advancing a plot. … read more

Josephine Is Daring, Devastating and Dynamic Filmmaking

Josephine Is Daring, Devastating and Dynamic Filmmaking
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Through meticulous attention to perspective, Josephine captures the profound vulnerability, resilience and complexity of childhood in crisis. … read more

The Gallerist Is A Work of Art. Unless It Isn’t.

The Gallerist Is A Work of Art. Unless It Isn’t.
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The Gallerist is a wickedly fun and unabashedly in-your-face satire on the commodification of art as a status symbol. … read more

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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Man’s ironic relationship with nature is precisely what Nuisance Bear taps into. In trying to help them, we are also harming them. … read more

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