The Tuba Thieves, 2023. Directed by Alison O’Daniel. SYNOPSIS: From 2011 to 2013, tubas were stolen from Los Angeles high schools. This is not a story about thieves or missing tubas. Instead, it asks what it means to listen. From its title alone, d/Deaf filmmaker Alison O’Daniel’s The Tuba Thieves may invite expectations of a thrill-a-minute, […]
2023 Sundance Film Festival Review – Magazine Dreams
Magazine Dreams, 2023. Written and directed by Elijah Bynum. Starring Jonathan Majors, Haley Bennett, Taylour Paige, Mike O’Hearn, Harrison Page, and Harriet Sansom Harris. SYNOPSIS: A Black amateur bodybuilder struggles to find human connection in this exploration of celebrity and violence. Elijah Bynum (Hot Summer Nights) turns in an assured sophomore feature; a hugely depressing […]
2023 Sundance Film Festival Review – Sometimes I Think About Dying
Sometimes I Think About Dying, 2023. Directed by Rachel Lambert. Starring Daisy Ridley, Dave Merheje, Parvesh Cheena, Marcia Debonis, Meg Stalter, and Brittany O’Grady. SYNOPSIS: Fran, who likes to think about dying, makes the new guy at work laugh, which leads to dating and more. Now the only thing standing in their way is Fran […]
2023 Sundance Film Festival Review – Kim’s Video
Kim’s Video, 2023. Directed by David Redmon and Ashley Sabin. SYNOPSIS: Playing with the forms and tropes of various cinema genres, the filmmaker sets off on a quest to find a legendary lost video collection of 55,000 movies in Sicily. It’s hardly a startling revelation that streaming killed the rental store, but following a glut […]
