The 2022 Sundance Film Festival is finally over! Throughout ten days of festival fun, I had the privilege of watching 25 features and 65 short films. This year was actually my first year watching shorts, so I certainly had to … Continue reading The 15 Best Shorts from the 2022 Sundance Film Festival
The 2022 Sundance Film Festival completed its seventh day of virtual programming yesterday on January 26, 2022. That’s right! For seven days straight I have been watching an average of 3-4 movies a day. At this point in the festival, … Continue reading Sundance 2022 – Day 7 Reviews: Meet Me in the Bathroom and Cha Cha Real Smooth
The 2022 Sundance Film Festival completed its sixth day of virtual programming yesterday on January 25, 2022. That’s right, folks. We’re still going strong at the home stretch of the fest. At this point in the programming, I’m catching up … Continue reading Sundance 2022 – Day 6 Reviews: Hatching, You Won’t Be Alone, and Resurrection
The 2022 Sundance Film Festival completed its fifth day of virtual programming yesterday on January 24, 2022. What I hoped would be a turnover and improvement from Day 4 of the festival, turned out to be a lackluster and complicated … Continue reading Sundance 2022 – Day 5 Reviews: Palm Trees & Power Lines, Emily the Criminal, and Babysitter
Director & Screenwriter: Nikyatu JusuStarring: Anna Diop, Michelle Monaghan, Sinqua Walls, and Morgan SpectorCinematographer: Rina Yang Sundance Synopsis: Aisha, an undocumented Senegalese immigrant, lands a job as a nanny of a wealthy Manhattan couple. While she easily wins the affection … Continue reading Sundance Review – Nanny
Director: Remi Weekes Starring: Wunmi Mosaku, Sope Dirisu and Matt Smith Cinematographer: Jo Willems The refugee crisis is an ongoing concern for millions of lives around the world. Asylum seekers are not only aiming to escape from dangerous conditions and/or … Continue reading Sundance Review – His House
Director: Rodrigo Garcia Starring: Glenn Close and Mila Kunis Cinematographer: Igor Jadue-Lillo Minor spoilers included. Addiction is a disease that affects many people and families around the world. And when it comes to depicting this onscreen, Hollywood has had its … Continue reading Sundance Review – Four Good Days
Director: Justin Simien Starring: Elle Lorraine, Vanessa Williams, Lena Waithe, etc. Cinematographer: Topher Osborn Justin Simien is back with his satire flair to blend horror and comedy as a means to tackle and examine “bad hair” and the roots of … Continue reading Sundance Review – Bad Hair is a Good Pretender
Director: Viggo Mortensen Starring: Viggo Mortensen, Lance Henriksen Sverrir Gudnason, etc. Cinematographer: Marcel Zyskind Dealing with an elder family member with a fading memory and deteriorating health can take its toll on all parties. But what happens when on top … Continue reading Sundance Review – Falling
Director: Carlos López Estrada Starring & Written by: Tyris Winter, Marquesha Babers, Maia Mayor, Austin Antoine, Bryce Banks, Amaya Blankenship, Bene’t Benton, Raul Herrera, Mila Cuda, Gordon Ip, Jason Alvarez, Hanna Harris, Anna Osuna, Walter Finnie, Olympia Miccio, Paolina Acuña-González, … Continue reading Sundance Review – Summertime Embraces Life through Spoken Word
