Sundance 2022: 10 notable short films
by Gary M. Kramer, Staff Writer
Gary highlights 10 shorts from across the Sundance Film Festival’s 2022 programming.
Sundance 2022 UTAMA, WATCHER & LA GUERRA CIVIL
By Gary M. Kramer, Staff Writer
Several exciting world premieres from, well, around the world. Here are three highlights from this year’s fest.
SUNDANCE 2022: Gary Kramer Interviews SPEAK NO EVIL's Writer/Director Christian Tafdrup
by Gary M. Kramer, Staff Writer
Speak No Evil, which has its world premiere this week at the Sundance Film Festival, is a wonderfully uncomfortable experience.
Sundance 2022 Preview: Kicks's Flick Picks
by Rosalie Kicks, The Old Sport
On January 28, I will embark on my third year of covering the Sundance film festival and, like many things as of late, it could not look more differently.
Read MoreSundance 2022: Gary's Flick Picks
by Gary M. Kramer, Staff Writer
I am once again excited to be covering Sundance this year. While I expect I will see most of those films, the titles that most interest me at any festival are the ones to discover.
Sundance 2022: Best Boy's Flick Picks
by Benjamin Leonard, Managing Editor, Best Boy
Another year of Sundance is upon us and I’m pretty excited to see what’s in store.
CENSOR questions reality versus fiction
by Rosalie Kicks, Old Sport & Editor in Chief
Do movies have the power to affect us in such a way that they alter our psyche?
Sundance 2021: THE PINK CLOUD is a courageous debut
by Rosalie Kicks Editor in Chief, Old Sport
There is so much within this film to commend, from the smartly written screenplay, superb acting and incredible use of space.
Sundance 2021: JOHN AND THE HOLE is a quest for understanding and adulthood
by Rosalie Kicks, Editor in Chief & Old Sport
If you’re a fan of Yorgos Lanthimos or Lynne Ramsay, you’ll probably enjoy this trip down the hole, just be prepared you may not find your way out.
Sundance 2021: PLEASURE searches for dignity in sex work
by Rosalie Kicks, Editor in Chief & Old Sport
“What do I need to do to be the next big porn star?”
Sundance 2021: THE DOG WHO WOULDN'T BE QUIET is a warm and low key coming of age story
by Gary Kramer, Staff Writer
“Can we talk about the puppy,” Luis (Carlos Portaluppi), a neighbor says to Sebastian (Daniel Katz) in the opening moments of The Dog Who Wouldn’t Be Quiet, which is having its World Premiere at the Sundance Film Festival.
Read MoreSundance 2021: VIOLATION packs impressive visuals and performances
by Gary M. Kramer, Staff Writer
Violation uses arresting visuals—closeups of insects (some of them trapped), and body parts—to communicate its sense of dread, and the soundtrack features sinister music to up the ante.
Sundance 2021: LAND is an uneven melodrama
by Ian Hrabe, Staff Writer
Robin Wright is one of those great actresses whose greatness you forget about until you see her on the screen.
Sundance 2021: MA BELLE, MY BEAUTY burns with quiet love
by Emily Maesar, Staff Writer
Ma Belle, My Beauty is a true enough story. It’s someone’s truth. Multiple someones.
Sundance 2021: SEARCHERS takes a fascinating look at online dating through multiple modes of documentary filmmaking
by Jaime Davis, Staff Writer, The Fixer
Searchers profiles regular New Yorkers of all ages as they navigate the often wired and tired world of online dating.
Sundance 2021: SON OF MONARCHS is as fleeting and mysterious as a butterfly
by Gary M. Kramer, Staff Writer
The colors of a butterfly are what allows it to hide or attract others, and Son of Monarchs does dodge and turn as viewers are asked to piece together the various narrative fragments.
Sundance 2021 Preview: Gary’s Flick Picks
by Gary M. Kramer, Staff Writer
Here are a few titles I’m expecting to see among all the independent and international films screening this year.
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by Rosalie Kicks, The Old Sport
On January 28, I will embark on my third year of covering the Sundance film festival and, like many things as of late, it could not look more differently.
Read MoreSylvie's Love
Written and Directed by Eugene Ashe
Starring Tessa Thompson, Nnamdi Asomugha and Aja Naomi King
Running time: 1 hour and 54 minutes
MPAA rating: PG-13 for smoking and sexual content
by Rosalie Kicks, Old Sport
“Extraordinary.”
I’m not always big on the Hollywood ending. There have been times when I have actively scoffed or batted my hand at the screen when experiencing a picture that ends all packaged up with a pretty bow. However, in 2020 no one will find me complaining about a happy ending. In fact, I find it to be the precise medicine needed for this hellacious year. While Sylvie’s Love doesn’t have a practically perfect in every way closure, the story comes pretty darn close.
Read MorePromising Young Woman
Written and Directed by Emerald Fennell
Starring Carey Mulligan, Bo Burnham and Alison Brie
Running time: 1 hour and 53 minutes
MPAA rating: R for sexual assault, language, drug use and strong violence
by Rosalie Kicks, Old Sport
“I’m a nice guy.”
I have a bit of an obsessive personality. Take, for example, my discovery of a new film director. I don’t just buy one of their flicks for my collection, I buy the whole damn filmography within minutes of being introduced. Must have them all. Recently I started watching the hit teen soap drama program, Riverdale and now am the proud owner of the entire YA book series based on the show, a Jughead beanie™ and have renamed my pup Li’l Foxie to Li’l Foxiekins. Compulsive behavior such as this has plagued me for most of my life, especially in terms of getting over things. Which brings me to Emerald Fennell’s feature debut, Promising Young Woman.
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