Sundance 2020 Archives - Page 4 of 7

‘The Killing Of Two Lovers’ Condenses Marital Strife & Repressed Rage Into A Quiet Masterpiece [Sundance Review]

January 27, 2020 2:30 pm

Falling in love is simple, but staying in love is a trial. Anyone who has ventured into a relationship or marriage can testify to the authenticity of this fact, and those who have undergone a breakup or endured...

‘Palm Springs’: Andy Samberg Delights In This Surprisingly Introspective Comedy [Sundance Review]

Robert Daniels

January 27, 2020 11:27 am

Festivals, News, Reviews

In the end, we all die alone. However, the people who usually stand by that statement have already decided they’ll die alone. They’ve yet to question what objects inhabit the tomorrows, yesterdays, and todays ...

‘Downhill’: An Unnecessary Remake That’s Still Mildly Amusing [Sundance Review]

Jason Bailey

January 27, 2020 10:32 am

Festivals, News, Reviews

Nat Faxon and Jim Rash’s “Downhill” begins — as its inspiration, Ruben Östlund’s “Force Majeure,” did before it— with the taking of a family vacation photo. It’s an appropriate metaphor for the story that foll...

‘Time’ Clocks An Uneven & Incomplete Portrait Of Injustice [Sundance Review]

Kevin Jagernauth

January 27, 2020 8:48 am

Festivals, News, Reviews

From the outside, Fox and Rob Richardson looked like the young couple who had it all. The high school sweethearts got married, were ready to move into their first home, and with twins on the way, they would so...

Steven Yeun, Alan Kim, Minari, Oscars 2021

‘Minari’: Steven Yeun Holds On In This Exquisite Family Drama [Sundance Review]

Gregory Ellwood

January 27, 2020 1:08 am

Awards Campaign, Festivals, News, Reviews

PARK CITY – Minari is an herb. It is cultivated in different Asian countries under different names but in Korea, it is known as Minari. It grows well anywhere water is close by and cultivates more impres...

‘Yalda, A Night For Forgiveness’ Has Dramatic Momentum But Leans Too Hard Into Sensationalism [Sundance Review]

Andrew Bundy

January 26, 2020 10:30 pm

Festivals, News, Reviews

Massoud Bahkshi’s tensely potent “Yalda, A Night For Forgiveness” has the dramatic momentum to keep you enthralled but is the furthest thing from a comfortable watch. Taking place over the course of one long n...

‘Four Good Days’ Is Well-Intentioned & Acted, But A Formulaic Addiction Drama [Sundance Review]

Jason Bailey

January 26, 2020 9:15 pm

News, Reviews

The most memorable scene in Glenn Gordon Caron’s “Clean and Sober” – now over 30 years old, but still, for my money, the last word in addiction drama — is a phone call. The addict at the story’s center (Michae...

Benh Zeitlin Crafts Another Wondrous World With ‘Wendy’ [Sundance Review]

Gregory Ellwood

January 26, 2020 7:30 pm

Awards Campaign, Features, Festivals, News, Reviews

PARK CITY – He still has that same eye. It’s been eight years since Benh Zeitlin became a cinephile phenomenon with “Beasts of the Southern Wild” and in that unusually long period, the New Orleans based ...

‘I Carry You With Me’: A Beautiful Gay Love Story Makes An Unfortunate Creative Turn [Sundance Review]

Gregory Ellwood

January 26, 2020 5:07 pm

Awards Campaign, Festivals, News, Reviews

PARK CITY – There is a beautiful love story at the center of "I Carry You With Me (Te Llevo Conmigo)" which debuted Sunday at the 2020 Sundance Film Festival. It’s not only moving, but it’s remarkably based on...

‘Cuties’ Is An Uneven, But Ambitious Coming-Of-Age Tale About Social Media Exhibitionism [Sundance Review]

Andrew Bundy

January 26, 2020 12:12 pm

Festivals, News, Reviews

After putting the finishing touches on hand-cut, homemade arts and crafts project for her mother, 11-year-old Amy (Fathia Youssouf), and her younger brother, start arguing over who gets the bigger bedroom of t...

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