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Sundance Film Festival 2023: SOMETIMES I THINK ABOUT DYING & A LITTLE PRAYER
Sundance Film Festival 2023: SOMETIMES I THINK ABOUT DYING & A LITTLE PRAYER

In the latest report from the 2023 Sundance Film Festival, Wilson Kwong reviews Sometimes I Think About Dying and A Little Prayer!

Inquiring Minds: Sundance Film Festival 2023: DIVINITY & ANIMALIA
Inquiring Minds: Sundance Film Festival 2023: DIVINITY & ANIMALIA

On this Inquiring Minds, we take on two Sundance films: Animalia & Divinity!

SHAYDA: A Declaration of Independence
Sundance Film Festival 2023: SQUARING THE CIRCLE, SHAYDA & THE STARLING GIRL

For her first report from Sundance 2023, Kristy Strouse dives into some heavy-hitting dramas and a documentary that’ll stick with you!

Interview With Composer Gene Back Of SHORTCOMINGS
Sundance Film Festival 2023: SHORTCOMINGS & JAMOJAYA

In our latest report from the 2023 Sundance Film Festival, Wilson Kwong reviews Shortcomings and Jamojaya!

Sundance Film Festival 2023: THEATER CAMP & RADICAL
Sundance Film Festival 2023: THEATER CAMP & RADICAL

In our latest report from the 2023 Sundance Film Festival, Wilson Kwong reviews Theater Camp and Radical!

AFTER LOVE: Waiting On The Awful Truth

After Love, serviceably directed but only marginally engrossing, feels too much like a long wait for a heavy hammer to fall.

Toronto International Film Festival 2023: FAIR PLAY
Sundance Film Festival 2023: MAGAZINE DREAMS & FAIR PLAY

In our first retort from the 2023 Sundance Film Festival, Wilson Kwong reviews Magazine Dreams and Fair Play!

THAT KIND OF SUMMER: Fleeting Joy And Lasting Pain
THAT KIND OF SUMMER: Fleeting Joy And Lasting Pain

Several nymphomaniac women at an addiction recovery retreat experience different ways of coping with confronting their conditions.

MILLENNIUM MAMBO: Dancing With Neon Demons
MILLENNIUM MAMBO: Dancing With Neon Demons

It’s impossible to not feel a bit existential after watching Millennium Mambo, and with a sumptuous new 4K restoration now available there’s no better time.

THE SIXTH SENSE: M. Knight Shyamalan's Breakout Hit Still Holds Up All These Years Later
THE SIXTH SENSE: M. Knight Shyamalan’s Breakout Hit Still Holds Up All These Years Later

The Sixth Sense is a masterclass in storytelling and suspense; it’s an exemplary work from M. Knight Shyamalan and the best film of his career.

DOOR MOUSE: An Indie That Feels So Much Bigger
DOOR MOUSE: An Indie That Feels So Much Bigger

A masterpiece, Door Mouse is a slick neo-noir that adds a lot to a genre that we don’t get enough of.

THE LAST OF US (S1E1) "When You're Lost In The Darkness": Wow
THE LAST OF US (S1E1) “When You’re Lost In The Darkness”: Wow

Well, the first episode of The Last Of Us has come and gone and it’s… beautiful. It’s haunting.

CHESS STORY: Playing For Survival
CHESS STORY: Playing For Survival

Despite boasting great performances and lavish production values, Chess Story feels unnecessarily messy, overwhelmed by the scope of its adaptation.

ALICE, DARLING: All Too Real
ALICE, DARLING: All Too Real

Alice, Darling could do with some whittling down, but many of the details make the film a needed testament to an under-explored experience.

SAINT OMER: A Tale of Two Women`
SAINT OMER: A Tale of Two Women

With Saint Omer Diop has delivered one of the most powerful and personal films of the year.