Take Me Home, 2026. Written and Directed by Liz Sargent. Starring Anna Sargent, Ali Ahn, Victor Slezak, Marceline Hugot, Shane Harper, April Matthis, and Shannon DeVido. SYNOPSIS: Anna cares for her aging parents in a fragile balance of meeting one another’s needs. When a Florida heat wave shatters their family and Anna’s routine, her future […]
2026 Sundance Film Festival Review – Everybody to Kenmure Street
Everybody to Kenmure Street, 2026. Directed by Felipe Bustos Sierra Starring Emma Thompson and Kate Dickie. SYNOPSIS: Neighbours and activists rush to surround an immigration van detaining two residents in Scotland’s most diverse community. Centered on a communitywide Glasgow protest over the attempted deportation of two immigrants on a religious holiday (it would be upsetting no […]
2026 Sundance Film Festival Review – Joybubbles
Joybubbles, 2026. Directed by Rachael J. Morrison. SYNOPSIS: Blind Joybubbles finds he can control phones by whistling specific tones. His discovery, born from loneliness, becomes foundational to hacking culture and tech history. The Internet has been such a godsend for lonely and/or disabled people seeking connection that it is a wonder what, say, an introverted […]
2026 Sundance Film Festival Review – The Shitheads
The Shitheads, 2026. Written and Directed by Macon Blair. Starring Dave Franco, O’Shea Jackson Jr., Mason Thames, Kiernan Shipka, Nicholas Braun, Peter Dinklage, Najah Bradley, Tim Ware, Killer Mike, Chris Sharp, Lynn Wanlass, Eric Goins, Judy McDowell, Melanie Loren, Mike Hickman, Shontelle Thrash, and Macon Blair. SYNOPSIS: Two rock-bottom drivers transport a wealthy teen to […]
2026 Sundance Film Festival Review – Aanikoobijigan [ancestor/great-grandparent/great-grandchild]
Aanikoobijigan [ancestor/great-grandparent/great-grandchild], 2026. Directed by Adam Khalil and Zack Khalil. SYNOPSIS: Trapped in museum archives, Ancestors bend time and space to find their way home. History, spirituality, and the law collide as tribal repatriation specialists fight to return and rebury Indigenous human remains, offering a revealing look at the still-pervasive worldviews that justified collecting them […]
2026 Sundance Film Festival Review – The Last First: Winter K2
The Last First: Winter K2, 2026. Directed by Amir Bar-Lev. SYNOPSIS: K2’s first winter ascent claimed 5 lives, revealing modern alpinism’s struggles with commercialization, social media impact, and conflicts between marginalized climbers and traditional elites. One interviewee sums it up best when it comes to documentaries such as director Amir Bar-Lev’s The Last First: Winter […]
2026 Sundance Film Festival Review – Mum, I’m Alien Pregnant
Mum, I’m Alien Pregnant, 2026. Directed by Thunderlips. Starring Hannah Lynch, Yvette Parsons, Arlo Green, Jackie van Beek, Jonny Brugh, Karen O’Leary, Ariadne Baltazar, Angella Dravid, Renee Lyons, Ian Mune, Donogh Rees, Brenda Kendall, Fasitua Amosa, Rashmi Pilapitiya, and Barry Te Hira. SYNOPSIS: When a messy millennial underachiever accidentally gets alien-pregnant she must overcome sceptical […]
