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Sundance Film Festival

Two people, a man and a woman, sitting at a wooden table in a dimly lit room, engaged in conversation. Warm lighting from candles and a chandelier creates a cosy, intimate atmosphere.
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Fresh – first-look review

by Hannah Strong

It’s a clas­sic tale of boy eats girl in Mimi Cave’s direc­to­r­i­al debut, but the flavour pro­file is off.
A pensive woman with a shaved head resting her hands on her face, gazing directly at the camera in a black and white portrait.
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Nothing Compares – first-look review

by Ed Gibbs

A direct and inti­mate look at the tur­bu­lent life of Irish singer Sinead O’Connor.
Animated characters in a desert setting, one with angel wings, engaging in a confrontation.
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We Met in Virtual Reality – first-look review

by Ed Gibbs

The first fea­ture doc to be shot entire­ly inside the world of social VR is a rich, uplift­ing experience.
Two people, a man and a woman, seated in a dimly lit room, gazing out of a window at a snowy, forested landscape.
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Dual – first-look review

by Brianna Zigler

Riley Stearns’ lat­est boasts an intrigu­ing premise and a sol­id cen­tral per­for­mance, but its vague­ness is to is detriment.
Crowd of protestors carrying placards and banners. Person in black robe playing guitar in foreground.
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How documentary cinema is reframing the Civil Rights era

by Nick Joyner

At this year’s Sun­dance Film Fes­ti­val, three films broad­ened our under­stand­ing of the fight against racial discrimination.
Group of armed police officers wearing helmets and bulletproof vests.
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This year’s Sundance showcased a different kind of high school movie

by Thomas Flew

A trio of doc­u­men­taries revealed dif­fer­ent aspects of the Amer­i­can edu­ca­tion system.
Two men in leather jackets, one holding a gun, in an office setting with desks and equipment.
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Prisoners of the Ghostland – first-look review

by Hannah Strong

Nico­las Cage and direc­tor Sion Sono team up for a rol­lick­ing post-apoc­a­lyp­tic bat­tle royale.
Headshot of a man wearing a dark jacket, looking down at something in his hands.
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Jockey – first-look review

by Emily Maskell

This poignant char­ac­ter study from writer/​director Clint Bent­ley is cen­tred in the world of pro­fes­sion­al horse racing.
Close-up of person with green face paint and dark lighting
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We’re All Going to the World’s Fair – first-look review

by Hannah Strong

Jane Schoenbrun’s unnerv­ing debut, about an inter­net role-play phe­nom­e­non, nails the online ado­les­cence experience.
A woman in a red swimsuit sitting on a pink inflatable pool float against a backdrop of a blue pool.
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Pleasure – first-look review

by Emily Maskell

Nin­ja Thyberg’s debut fea­ture deliv­ers an inti­mate per­spec­tive on the adult enter­tain­ment industry.