Violation, 2020.Written and directed by Madeleine Sims-Fewer and Dusty Mancinelli. Starring Madeleine Sims-Fewer, Anna Maguire, Jesse LaVercombe, Obi Abili, Jasmin Geljo, and Cynthia Ashperger.SYNOPSIS:A troubled woman on the edge of divorce returns home to her younger sister after years apart. But when her sister and brother-in-law betray her trust, she embarks on a vicious crusade […]
2021 Sundance Film Festival Review – Luzzu
Luzzu, 2021.Written and directed by Alex Camilleri. Starring Jesmark Scicluna, Michela Farrugia, and David Scicluna.SYNOPSIS:Jesmark, a struggling fisherman on the island of Malta, is forced to turn his back on generations of tradition and risk everything by entering the world of black market fishing to provide for his girlfriend and newborn baby.Everyone thinks they’re the […]
2021 Sundance Film Festival Review – Rita Moreno: Just a Girl Who Decided to Go for It
Rita Moreno: Just a Girl Who Decided to Go for It, 2021.Directed by Mariem Pérez Riera. Featuring Rita Moreno.SYNOPSIS:A look at the life and work of Rita Moreno from her humble beginnings in Puerto Rico to her success on Broadway and in Hollywood.Whether you know her from West Side Story, Oz, or more recently One […]
2021 Sundance Film Festival Review – Summer of Soul (…Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised)
Summer of Soul (…Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised), 2021.Directed by Ahmir “Questlove” Thompson.SYNOPSIS:During the same summer as Woodstock, over 300,000 people attended the Harlem Cultural Festival, celebrating African American music and culture, and promoting Black pride and unity. The footage from the festival sat in a basement, unseen for over 50 years, […]
2021 Sundance Film Festival Review – John and the Hole
John and the Hole, 2021.Directed by Pascual Sisto. Starring Charlie Shotwell, Michael C. Hall, Jennifer Ehle, and Taissa Farmiga.SYNOPSIS:While exploring the neighbouring woods, 13-year-old John discovers an unfinished bunker – a deep hole in the ground. Seemingly without provocation, he drugs his affluent parents and older sister and drags their unconscious bodies into the bunker, where […]
2021 Sundance Film Festival Review – The Sparks Brothers
The Sparks Brothers, 2021.Directed by Edgar Wright.SYNOPSIS:How can one rock band be successful, underrated, hugely influential, and criminally overlooked all at the same time? Take a musical odyssey through five weird and wonderful decades with brothers Ron and Russell Mael, celebrating the inspiring legacy of Sparks: your favorite band’s favorite band.As endearingly, fawningly nerdy as […]
Sundance documentary award winner Summer of Soul acquired by Searchlight Pictures and Hulu
After taking home both the Grand Jury Prize and Audience Award at Sundance 2021, Summer of Soul is riding high to another win as Searchlight Pictures and Hulu have picked up the directorial debut of musician Ahmir “Questlove” Thompson. The deal sees Searchlight Pictures have worldwide distribution rights to Summer of Soul (…Or, When the […]
2021 Sundance Film Festival Review – Jockey
Jockey, 2021.Co-written and directed by Clint Bentley. Starring Clifton Collins Jr., Molly Parker, and Moisés Arias.SYNOPSIS:An aging jockey is determined to win one last championship, but his dream is complicated when a young rookie shows up claiming to be his son.It’s always enormously satisfying to see a talented, perhaps underappreciated character actor finally get gifted a […]
2021 Sundance Film Festival Review – The World to Come
The World to Come, 2020.Directed by Mona Fastvold. Starring Katherine Waterston, Vanessa Kirby, Casey Affleck, and Christopher Abbott.SYNOPSIS:Somewhere along the mid-19th century American East Coast frontier, two neighbouring couples battle hardship and isolation, witnessed by a splendid yet testing landscape, challenging them both physically and psychologically.Period gay romance has carved out quite the substantial niche […]
Sundance 2021: Hits, Misses, and Hidden Gems
EJ Moreno looks back at the 2021 Sundance Film Festival…After six days and over 70 features, Sundance 2021 is in the books. While the festival went virtual for the first time, it still provided some massive movie moments to kick off the year. From future Academy Awards contenders to cult classics in the making, there’s […]
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