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  • Sundance 2020: Table of Contents

    - Jan 27, 2020
    The following Table of Contents includes our coverage of the 2020 Sundance Film Festival, as written by Brian Tallerico, Nick Allen, Tomris Laffly, Robert Daniels, Carlos Aguilar, and Monica Castillo.”Bad Hair””Be Water””The Climb””Coded Bias””Dick Johnson is Dead””Dinner...
  • Sundance 2020: Wander Darkly, Dinner in America

    - Jan 27, 2020
    The U.S. Dramatic Competition program at Sundance typically produces a few critical darlings that ride the entire year and into the next awards season. Last year saw the premieres of “The Last Black Man in San...
  • Sundance 2020: The Dissident, Vivos

    - Jan 26, 2020
    Documentarian Bryan Fogel had a hell of a year back in 2017—his debut “Icarus” became an instant must-see among audiences at Sundance, especially for how it turned the concept of “Super Size Me but for steroids”...
  • Sundance 2020: Worth, Falling, Uncle Frank

    - Jan 26, 2020
    While a lot of the buzz at Sundance usually centers on finding the new, hot voices in film, largely in sections like Competition or Next, it’s also a platform for high profile premieres with household names....
  • Sundance 2020: Bad Hair, Miss Juneteenth

    - Jan 25, 2020
    Justin Simien, the writer/director behind the film and TV versions of “Dear White People,” introduced his long-awaited follow-up on opening night of Sundance 2020 with an emotional speech about how black women are used and abused...
  • Never, Rarely, Sometimes, Always

    - Jan 25, 2020
    A quiet teenager named Autumn (newcomer Sidney Flanigan) looks like she carries the weight of the world on her shoulders. She’s introduced singing her heart out at a talent show—after her classmates have all either lip...
  • Chaz Ebert’s Top 10 Films (And Then Some) of 2019

    - Jan 24, 2020
    Though most Top 10 lists have already been published for 2019 (including our list compiled by several writers at Rogerebert.com), I decided to have mine revealed closer to the Oscars, considering the wealth of wonderful films...
  • Sundance 2020: Summertime, The Painter and the Thief

    - Jan 24, 2020
    After making his directorial debut two years ago with the film “Blindspotting,” director Carlos López Estrada returns to Sundance in the “Next” category, a category usually saved for filmmakers who have not yet received the kind...
  • Color Out of Space

    - Jan 23, 2020
    According to IMDb, the seemingly inexhaustible Nicolas Cage has no fewer than six additional movies in various stages of production that are currently scheduled for release in 2020, ranging from high-profile studio outings to the kind...
  • Star Trek: Picard Pushes Through Nostalgia in First Three Episodes

    - Jan 23, 2020
    There’s an immediate thrill in seeing the great Patrick Stewart playing his most iconic character, Captain Jean-Luc Picard. In an era dominated by reboots and nostalgia, it makes sense that the current state of this legendary...