Sundance Film Festival | Little White Lies

Sundance Film Festival

A formal dining room with stained glass windows in the background. Two couples are seated at a table, with one man wearing a tuxedo and one woman in a pink dress. Candles and flowers adorn the table.
Festivals

The Cathedral – first-look review

by Daniel Schindel

Ricky D’Ambrose roots a child’s per­son­al nar­ra­tive in the con­text of wider Amer­i­can change in his impres­sion­is­tic feature.
A woman in a floral dress speaking to a man in a white shirt, seated on a couch.
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Good Luck to You, Leo Grande – first-look review

by Stefania Sarrubba

Emma Thomp­son and Daryl McCor­ma­ck shine in this insight­ful pas de deux about the joys and the shame of sex.
A group of musicians performing on stage, with guitars, drums, and a man singing into a microphone. The stage is dimly lit with red and white lighting, creating a dramatic and intense atmosphere.
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Meet Me in the Bathroom – first-look review

by Ed Gibbs

New York’s pre‑9/​11 music scene is revis­it­ed in this suit­ably lo-fi doc­u­men­tary from the mak­ers of Shut Up and Play the Hits.
Two individuals in close embrace, their faces partially obscured. One person wears a shiny, patterned garment, while the other has dark hair. The lighting creates a warm, intimate atmosphere.
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Girl Picture – first-look review

by Emily Maskell

Alli Haa­pasa­lo cre­ates an inti­mate com­ing-of-age sto­ry about two best friends on the cusp of adulthood.
Two individuals, a man and a woman, facing each other in a dimly lit room. The woman wears a blouse with a large floral print design.
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Cha Cha Real Smooth – first-look review

by Hannah Strong

Coop­er Raiff plays a post­grad par­ty starter who falls for an old­er woman in the writer/director/actor’s frus­trat­ing sec­ond feature.
A young woman with a large afro hairstyle seated in the rear of a car, with a man in the background.
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Alice – first-look review

by Leila Latif

KeKe Palmer plays an enslaved woman who makes a shock­ing dis­cov­ery in Krystin Ver Linden’s mis­judged thriller.
Two men, one with glasses and a beard and the other with long hair, standing together and looking thoughtful.
Festivals

Something in the Dirt – first-look review

by Anton Bitel

Film­mak­ing duo Justin Ben­son and Aaron Moor­head dis­cov­er an omi­nous para­nor­mal enti­ty in their meta fifth feature.
Man in black bowler hat and pinstriped suit standing outside stately building, holding walking cane.
Festivals

Living – first-look review

by Ariel Klinghoffer

Oliv­er Her­manus presents an under­stat­ed reimag­in­ing of Aki­ra Kurosawa’s Ikiru, writ­ten by Kazuo Ishiguro.
Two people, a woman with curly hair and a man in a striped shirt, standing together outdoors.
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Lucy and Desi – first-look review

by Emma Fraser

Amy Poehler directs this inti­mate por­trait of the leg­endary TV cou­ple, cre­ators of the sit­com I Love Lucy.
Two people, a man wearing an orange beanie and a woman with long brown hair, in a dim indoor setting.
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When You Finish Saving the World – first-look review

by Hannah Strong

Jesse Eisen­berg makes his direc­to­r­i­al debut with an adap­ta­tion of his own high­ly-praised pod­cast drama.