Movie Reviews

Sundance 2024 Review: Nico Parker Shines in ‘Suncoast’, a Coming-of-Age Dramedy about Grief

Best known for her work in television, writer-director Laura Chinn (Pop TV’s Florida Girls) debuts…

Sundance 2024 Review: Johan Grimonprez’s Essayistic Documentary ‘Soundtrack to a Coup D’etat’ Explores Link Between Jazz and Politics

Writer and director Johan Grimonprez, known for impressionistic documentaries like Shadow World: Inside the Global…

Sundance 2024 Review: Bruno Mourral Makes His Feature Directorial Debut with Darkly Funny Crime Thriller ‘Kidnapping Inc.’

In 2017, Haitian writer-director Bruno Mourral impressed audiences with his mid-length film Kafou, co-written by Jasmuel…

Sundance 2024 Review: ‘Rob Peace’ Is a Heartbreaking Yet Inspirational and Aspirational Film

In the last five months, we have been given cinematic gifts that showcase what Black…

Sundance 2024 Review: Haley Elizabeth Anderson Returns to Sundance with ‘Tendaberry’, an Intimate Portrait of Young Love and Loneliness

Writer-director Haley Elizabeth Anderson is no stranger to the Sundance Film Festival. In 2020, she participated…

Sundance 2024 Review: ‘Seeking Mavis Beacon’ Reminds Us that Representation Matters

The educational computer programming software Mavis Beacon Teaches Typing was pretty revolutionary for its time.…

Sundance 2024 Review: ‘Luther: Never Too Much’ on Love Being Essential to Luther’s Legacy

Director Dawn Porter received a standing ovation in front of a Sundance crowd during the…

Sundance 2024 Review: ‘Exhibiting Forgiveness’ is a Work of Art

Exhibiting Forgiveness is a masterful piece of work. The film premiered at Sundance in the…

Sundance 2024 Review: ‘Freaky Tales’ Pays Homage to the Underdog Trope in 1980s Oakland

Everyone loves an underdog story. But what happens when you mix the underdog with the…

Sundance 2024 Review: ‘American Society of Magical Negroes’ Satire of It All Sets a Powerful Stage

You know that epic monologue that America Ferrera has in Barbie that spoke to women…