Thomasin McKenzie and Anne Hathaway, at their most commanding, play employees at a Massachusetts juvenile facility who are complicated and subject to dark impulses.
Eileen: William Oldroyd’s Version of Moshfegh’s Novel–Sundance Film Fest 2023, Highlights
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Earth Mama: Savanah Leaf’s Maternal Drama, Sundance Film Fest 2023–Highlights
February 13, 2023 by
The first narrative feature by Olympic volleyball player Savanah Leaf concerns a pregnant mother trying to regain custody of her kids. With lead performance by Tia Nomore as photographer’s assistant Gia, Leaf digs into the familiar landscape of Black mother facing an oppressive legal system and pulls from it the most unexpected and humanizing details. […]
Sundance Film Fest 2023: Cassandro–Highlights
February 13, 2023 by
Sundance Fest 2023: Best Films ‘Passages,’ ‘Past Lives,’ ‘A Michael J Fox Story,’ and ‘Earth Mama.’ GUY FERRANDIS/SBS PRODUCTIONS/SUNDANCE INSTITUTE; Cassandro Gael García Bernal plays his best role in years as groundbreaking lucha libre wrestler Saúl Armendáriz, his performance steeped in humor, resilience and radical self-belief. Roger Ross Williams’ assured narrative is an exhilarating exploration of […]
Sundance Fest 2023: Opening Night–Honoring Director Guadagnino, Joking about Armie Hammer’s Cannibalism
February 13, 2023 by
Johnson praised Guadagnino as a lover of cinema (and Prada) as she presented him with the international icon award. She starred in his remake of “Suspiria,” but her joke about Hammer made the room gasp.
Past Lives: Sundance Film Fest 2023–Highlights
February 13, 2023 by
Greta Lee and Teo Yoo star as childhood sweethearts in Past Lives, one of the best films at the 2023 Sundance Film Fest.
