Sundance Film Festival | Little White Lies

Sundance Film Festival

Young child with curly hair in a dark room, illuminated by a torch or other light source, looking pensive.
Festivals

Wendy – first look review

by Ege Apaydın

The direc­tor of Beasts of the South­ern Wild returns with a nov­el if under­whelm­ing take on the Peter Pan fable.
Four people in a grassy field, with a swing and trees in the background.
Festivals

Minari – first look review

by Hannah Strong

Lee Isaac Chung’s beau­ti­ful­ly observed dra­ma fol­lows a South Kore­an fam­i­ly who relo­cate to rur­al Arkansas.
Two adults, a man and a woman, sitting at a table by a window overlooking a snowy landscape.
Festivals

Downhill – first look review

by Hannah Strong

Will Fer­rell and Julia Louis-Drey­fus hit the slopes in this mis­er­able remake of Ruben Östlund’s Force Majeure.
Elderly man with grey hair wearing a floral lei, mouth open in surprise.
Festivals

Dick Johnson Is Dead – first look review

by Brianna Zigler

Film­mak­er Kirsten John­son crafts a comedic ele­gy to her dete­ri­o­rat­ing but still very alive father.
Two men in formal attire standing together in a richly decorated room.
Festivals

Worth – first look review

by Ege Apaydın

Michael Keaton plays a lawyer tasked with putting a val­ue on human life in Sara Colangelo’s post‑9/​11 drama.
A US post office building with text signage, surrounded by people standing on a pavement in front of the building.
Festivals

Kajillionaire – first look review

by Hannah Strong

Miran­da July’s charm­ing, uncon­ven­tion­al crime dra­ma fol­lows a fam­i­ly of low­ly LA con artists.
A group of people, some holding hands, walking towards a wooden barn in a wooded area. The barn has a dark exterior and is surrounded by green foliage. The scene has a warm, natural tone.
Festivals

Herself – first look review

by Hannah Strong

A moth­er rebuilds her life after escap­ing her abu­sive hus­band in Phyl­l­i­da Lloyd’s urgent drama.
Woman with glasses, blonde hair, and surprised expression.
Festivals

Shirley – first look review

by Hannah Strong

Josephine Decker’s biog­ra­phy of famed goth­ic nov­el­ist Shirley Jack­son is a sump­tu­ous peri­od psychodrama.
A woman sits on a red leather sofa against a backdrop of red and blue lighting.
Festivals

Promising Young Women – first look review

by Hannah Strong

Carey Mul­li­gan is on blis­ter­ing form in Emer­ald Fennell’s dark­ly com­ic, provoca­tive debut feature.
Two female faces in close-up, one with pensive expression, the other with confident demeanour. Vibrant red and warm tones dominate the image.
Festivals

Zola – first look review

by Hannah Strong

Based on an infa­mous Tweet­storm, Jan­icza Bravo’s wild dra­ma offers a fas­ci­nat­ing per­spec­tive on female relationships.