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Sundance Film Festival

Young woman with brown hair holding a small plush toy in a wooded outdoor setting.
Festivals

Killing Ground – first look review

by Ed Gibbs

There’s shades of Straw Dogs and Deliv­er­ance in this effec­tive Aussie back­woods horror.
Close-up image of a person's face wearing a bizarre headpiece covered in small circles or lights, with their eyes obscured.
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The Discovery – first look review

by Ed Gibbs

Jason Segel and Rooney Mara are an unlike­ly cen­tral pair­ing in this low-key sci-fi about the dis­cov­ery of an afterlife.
A black and white image showing a person's upper body and face submerged in water, with their eyes closed and their hand near their face.
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The Eyes of My Mother – first look review

by Ed Frankl

First-time direc­tor Nico­las Pesce takes audi­ences on a night­mar­ish jour­ney with this impres­sive Amer­i­can Gothic.
Two dark-skinned men, one taller, wearing minimal clothing, standing in a dark, moody outdoor setting.
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The Birth of a Nation – first look review

by Ed Gibbs

The buzz film from this year’s Sun­dance is a stir­ring, his­tor­i­cal tale of racial injus­tice that feels more vital now than ever.
A woman's pensive face illuminated by candlelight, set against a dark, green-tinted background.
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Christine – first look review

by Ed Frankl

A stun­ning cen­tral turn from Rebec­ca Hall grounds Anto­nio Cam­pos’ drama­ti­sa­tion of TV reporter Chris­tine Chubbuck’s on-air suicide.
Two men, one wearing a casual sweatshirt and baseball cap, the other in a tuxedo, standing against a brick wall.
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Michael Jackson’s Journey from Motown to Off the Wall – first look review

by Ed Gibbs

Spike Lee’s fol­low-up to Bad 25 shines a light on the King of Pop’s indis­putable tal­ents, but is oth­er­wise alarm­ing­ly lightweight.
A smiling young woman wearing glasses and a pink t-shirt with a cartoon face design in a convenience store setting.
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Wiener Dog – first look review

by Ed Gibbs

Todd Solondz’s typ­i­cal­ly bleak ensem­ble piece serves up a fresh ingre­di­ent for an oth­er­wise famil­iar­ly grim trek across America.
Smiling woman in sweater seated at table, ornate lamp on side table.
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Maya Angelou and Still I Rise – first look review

by Ed Gibbs

The African-Amer­i­can icon’s rich­ly tex­tured and often trau­mat­ic sto­ry is unpacked in this near-defin­i­tive doc­u­men­tary for PBS.
A woman wearing a blue coat and dark trousers walking through a field with bare trees in the background.
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Certain Women – first look review

by Ed Frankl

Kel­ly Reichardt con­firms her­self as one of America’s great­est liv­ing film­mak­ers with this stun­ning three-part char­ac­ter study.
Bearded man in dark clothing playing guitar in dimly lit setting.
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Captain Fantastic – first look review

by Ed Frankl

Vig­go Mortensen stars as a dot­ing for­est-dwelling father in this impres­sive debut from writer/​director Matt Ross.