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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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, […]
2021 Sundance Film Festival Review – CODA
CODA, 2021. Directed by Sian Heder. Starring Emilia Jones, Marlee Matlin, Troy Kotsur, Daniel Durant, Ferdia Walsh-Peelo, and Eugenio Derbez. SYNOPSIS: A hearing child in a deaf family finds herself torn between pursuing her love of music and her family’s reliance on her to be their connection to the outside world. The undisputed winner of […]
2021 Sundance Film Festival Review – Judas and the Black Messiah
Judas and the Black Messiah, 2021. Co-written and directed by Shaka King. Starring Daniel Kaluuya, Lakeith Stanfield, Jesse Plemons, Dominique Fishback, Lil Rey Howery, Martin Sheen, Ashton Sanders, Algee Smith, Darrell Britt-Gibson, and Dominique Thorne. SYNOPSIS: The story of Fred Hampton, deputy chairman of the national Black Panther Party, who was assassinated in 1969 by […]
Netflix acquires Sundance darling Passing for over $15 million
Sundance is over, and the most notable films from the event are beginning to find their home. During the festival, Apple acquired CODA for a record-breaking $25M, while Jockey was picked up by Sony Pictures Classics ahead of its festival premiere. Now, the period drama Passing has been purchased. Late on Wednesday evening, news broke […]
Sundance darling CODA sells to Apple in historic $25 million deal
Critics loved the film CODA at the 2021 Sundance Film Festival. It currently sits on Rotten Tomatoes with a 100%, with reviewers praising its touching story and spin on the “coming-of-age” tropes. Now the film has a new home after a record-breaking deal following its premiere. Apple has landed the worldwide rights to CODA, for […]
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