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2022 Sundance Film Festival Review – Sirens

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Sirens, 2022. Written and directed by Rita Baghdadi. SYNOPSIS: Lilas and Shery, co-founders and guitarists of the Middle East’s first all-female metal band, wrestle with friendship, sexuality, and destruction in their pursuit of becoming thrash metal rock stars. Moroccan-American director Rita Baghdadi’s (My Country No More) new documentary Sirens certainly doesn’t want for fascinating subjects, […]

2022 Sundance Film Festival Review – Dual

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Dual, 2022. Written and directed by Riley Stearns. Starring Karen Gillan, Aaron Paul, and Beulah Koale. SYNOPSIS: A woman opts for a cloning procedure after she receives a terminal diagnosis, but when she recovers her attempts to have her clone decommissioned fail, leading to a court-mandated duel to the death. Riley Stearns follows up his […]

2022 Sundance Film Festival Review – 2nd Chance

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2nd Chance, 2022. Written and directed by Ramin Bahrani. SYNOPSIS: A documentary chronicling the life of Richard Davis, the man who invented the concealable bulletproof vest, shooting himself 196 times in the course of his career to prove the effectiveness of his vests. Ramin Bahrani follows up the Oscar-nominated success of The White Tiger with […]

2022 Sundance Film Festival Review – Nothing Compares

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Nothing Compares, 2022. Co-written and directed by Kathryn Ferguson. SYNOPSIS: A feature documentary that tells the story of Sinéad O’Connor’s phenomenal rise to worldwide fame, and how her iconoclastic personality resulted in her exile from the pop mainstream. Much as countless statuesque entertainers have had their life’s work reconsidered for the worse in recent years […]

2022 Sundance Film Festival Review – We Met in Virtual Reality

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We Met in Virtual Reality, 2022. Written and Directed by Joe Hunting. SYNOPSIS: Filmed entirely inside the world of VR, this documentary captures the excitement and surprising intimacy of a burgeoning cultural movement, demonstrating the power of online connection in an isolated world. If you’ve never put on a virtual reality headset and experienced VR […]

2022 Sundance Film Festival Review – When You Finish Saving the World

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When You Finish Saving the World, 2022. Written and directed by Jesse Eisenberg. Starring Finn Wolfhard, Julianne Moore, and Alisha Boe. SYNOPSIS: Evelyn and her oblivious son Ziggy seek out replacements for each other as Evelyn desperately tries to parent an unassuming teenager at her shelter, while Ziggy fumbles through his pursuit of a brilliant […]

2022 Sundance Film Festival Review – Tantura

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Tantura, 2022. Co-written and directed by Alon Schwarz. SYNOPSIS: In the 1948 Arab-Israeli War, hundreds of Palestinian villages were depopulated. Israelis call it “The War of Independence.” Palestinians call it “Nakba” (or “catastrophe”). The film examines one village, Tantura, and why Nakba is taboo in Israeli society. Director Alon Schwarz’s (Aida’s Secrets) sophomore documentary feature […]

Movie Review – American Siege (2021)

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American Siege, 2021. Written and directed by Edward Drake. Starring Timothy V. Murphy, Bruce Willis, Rob Gough, Anna Louise Morse, Johnny Messner, Cullen G. Chambers, Trevor Gretzky, and Janet Jones. SYNOPSIS: An ex-NYPD officer-turned-sheriff of a small rural Georgia town has to contend with a gang of thieves who have taken a wealthy doctor hostage. […]

Shaun’s Top 50 Films of 2021

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Shaun Munro presents his top 50 films of 2021… And like that, 2021 has come to a close. While hardly heralding cinema’s great return at the box office, the past 12 months have seen the industry inch closer to something approaching “normality,” even as mid-budget films largely seemed to enjoy much greater success streaming at […]

Movie Review – Ailey (2021)

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Ailey, 2021. Directed by Jamila Wignot. SYNOPSIS: An immersive portrait of dance pioneer Alvin Ailey, told through his own words and a new dance inspired by his life. Great documentaries are often able to present a holistic – though not necessarily all-encompassing – account of their subject which appeals to acolytes and newcomers alike, yet Jamila […]