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Sundance Film Festival

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Festivals

On the Count of Three – first-look review

by Hannah Strong

Two best friends make a sui­cide pact in first-time fea­ture direc­tor Jer­rod Carmichael’s uneven black comedy.
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Festivals

Censor – first-look review

by Hannah Strong

A film cen­sor becomes obsessed with unlock­ing the secrets of her sister’s dis­ap­pear­ance in this styl­ish hor­ror throwback.
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Festivals

The Pink Cloud – first-look review

by Caitlin Quinlan

There’s an eerie pre­science to this allur­ing sci-fi cham­ber piece from Brazil­ian film­mak­er Iuli Gerbase.
Two adults, a woman and a man, in a dark room with worried expressions.
Festivals

Human Factors – first-look review

by Brianna Zigler

An appar­ent break-in sends a mid­dle-class fam­i­ly into a spi­ral in Ron­ny Trocker’s exact­ing drama.
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Festivals

Summer of Soul (…Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised) – first-look review

by Leila Latif

Questlove’s tri­umphant direc­to­r­i­al debut charts the cul­tur­al impact and lega­cy of the 1969 Harlem Cul­tur­al Festival.

3
Anticipation
5
Enjoyment
5
In Retrospect
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Festivals

Never Rarely Sometimes Always – first look review

by Hannah Strong

Beach Rats direc­tor Eliza Hittman offers an unflinch­ing look at the trou­bling real­i­ty of repro­duc­tive rights in the US.
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Festivals

The best new documentaries from the 2020 Sundance Film Festival

by Ed Gibbs

This year’s Sun­dance docs explored polit­i­cal and per­son­al vendet­tas so brazen, you couldn’t make them up.
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Festivals

Possessor – first look review

by Hannah Strong

Bran­don Cro­nen­berg sets late-cap­i­tal­ism in his crosshairs in this effec­tive – and very gory – social horror.
A man and woman in formal attire standing close together in a dimly lit room.
Festivals

The Nest – first look review

by Hannah Strong

Jude Law and Car­rie Coon shine in Martha Mar­cy May Mar­lene direc­tor Sean Durkin’s eerie psy­cho­log­i­cal thriller.
Serious-faced woman with windswept blonde hair wearing a green military-style jacket.
Festivals

The Last Thing He Wanted – first look review

by Hannah Strong

Dee Rees and Anne Hath­away tack­le Joan Didion’s nov­el of the same name, with dis­as­trous results.