Rye Lane Is a Sweet Rom-Com and Love Letter to South London [Sundance Review]
Rye Lane is a perfect rom-com with heaps of comedy as the pair travel through South London. Music, cast, and style work to form a hilarious quirky whole.
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Shortcomings: A Story About Growing Up Swathed In A Funny Love Rom-Com [Sundance Review]
Shortcomings is a funny, witty that uses cliched rom-com moments to tell a larger story of growth while traversing relationships in search of connections.
Landscape With Invisible Hand: An Alien Story Meets Social Critique [Sundance Review]
Landscape With Invisible Hand navigates an alien overseer tale with societal conflicts with ease. Though it does not commit fully, the film makes an impact.
Murder in Big Horn Is a Heartbreaking Look at an Epidemic
Murder in Big Horn looks at the neglect that spawns tragedy. The series brings awareness about the unaddressed epidemic ravaging a vulnerable community.
Fancy Dance Uses Fiction to Highlight Love, Loss and MMIW [Sundance Review]
Fancy Dance is a tragic yet beautiful story that highlights the traditions of Indigenous community with the harm that comes from societal abandonment.
Onyx the Fortuitous and the Talisman of Souls: A Poor Quality Horror Comedy [Sundance Review]
Onyx the Fortuitous and the Talisman of Souls is a horror comedy that lacks both. It is an interminably long film that has few memorable moments.
Talk to Me Resurrects Frights In A Possession Game [Sundance Review]
Talk to Me entertains with grotesque horror in a spirit-summoning game that leaves you counting the seconds in anticipation of when the horror escalates.
The Persian Version: A Lighthearted Dramedy That Comes Full Circle [Sundance Review]
The Persian Version takes a heavier topic of identity and generational conflict and imbues it with the magic of culture, comedy, and music. A joy to watch.
The Disappearance of Shere Hite Unveils a Hidden History [Sundance Review]
The Disappearance of Shere Hite uses interviews, news clips and Dakota Johnson’s narration, to shine light on an intentionally erased piece of women’s history.
Magazine Dreams: Jonathan Majors is Amazing as a Bodybuilder With Demons [Sundance Review]
Elijah Bynum’s Magazine Dreams is an outstanding drama about struggle, rage and grief. Jonathan Majors’s nuanced, electrifying performance is Oscar-worthy.