Festivals

Berlinale 2025: What To Watch For

After Sundance comes our second big film festival of the year, the Berlin International Film Festival, aka Berlinale. Jury head Todd Haynes (May December) and his fellow judges will be watching an...

Sundance Capsule Reviews: ‘Bubble & Squeak,’ ‘LUZ,’ and ‘Sukkwan Island’ 

At this year’s Sundance Film Festival, one could count at least 25 films that involved characters navigating unfamiliar environments, from two British teenager’s misguided trip to Syria in search of independence (Brides)...

Movie Review (Sundance 2025):  ‘By Design’ Dreams of What it Means to Become Something Else

Director: Amanda KramerWriter: Amanda KramerStars: Juliette Lewis, Mamoudou Athie, Melanie Griffith Synopsis: A woman swaps bodies with a chair, and everyone likes her better as a chair. “You wouldn’t know to look at her,”...

Movie Review (Sundance 2025): ‘Atropia’ is a Toothless, Distracted Satire

Director: Hailey GatesWriter: Hailey GatesStars: Alia Shawkat, Chloe East, Channing Tatum Synopsis: Follows an aspiring actress working on a U.S. military base that simulates an Iraqi war zone. If one were to write a book titled...

Movie Review (Sundance 2025): ‘Twinless’ Doubles Down on the Cycle of Grief

Director: James SweeneyWriter: James SweeneyStars: Dylan O'Brien, James Sweeney, Alexa Synopsis: Two grieving men bond in support group and form unlikely friendship. Therapy isn’t exactly a one-stop shop for every demon in an individual’s arsenal...

Movie Review (Sundance 2025): ‘Together’ is Bound To Be the Best Horror-Comedy of 2025

Director: Michael ShanksWriter: Michael ShanksStars: Alison Brie, Dave Franco, Damon Herriman Synopsis: A couple's move to the countryside triggers a supernatural incident that drastically alters their relationship, existence, and physical form. Michael Shanks’ Together will likely...

Movie Review (Sundance 2025): Andrew Ahn’s Warm Lens Is Perfect For ‘The Wedding Banquet’

Director: Andrew AhnWriters: Andrew Ahn, James SchamusStars: Joan Chen, Bowen Yang, Lily Gladstone Synopsis: A gay man makes a deal with his lesbian friend: a green-card marriage for him, in exchange for in vitro fertilization...

Movie Review (Sundance 2025): ‘If I Had Legs, I’d Kick You’ is Designed to Devastate

Director: Mary BronsteinWriter: Mary BronsteinStars: Rose Byrne, Danielle Macdonald, Conan O'Brien Synopsis: With her life literally crashing down around her, Linda attempts to navigate her child's mysterious illness, her absent husband, a missing person, and...

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