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‘Freaky Tales’ Review: Pedro Pascal Stars In An Energetic But Overstuffed Bay Area Anthology Loveletter [Sundance] - theplaylist.net
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19.01.2024

‘Freaky Tales’ Review: Pedro Pascal Stars In An Energetic But Overstuffed Bay Area Anthology Loveletter [Sundance]

“These are the tales, the freaky tales,” repeatedly intones Oakland rap legend Too $hort over the interstitials of writer and directors Ryan Fleck and Anna Boden’s “Freaky Tales.” This Bay Area anthology film takes its title from the over nine-minute song, which is itself an extended chronicle of prominent personalities the rapper encounters. While the directing duo occasionally approximates something wild in their headrush of 1987 nostalgia, they do not earn the second line of the rap.

Jay Ellis honors co-star and late ‘Euphoria’ actor Angus Cloud at Sundance - nypost.com
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19.01.2024

Jay Ellis honors co-star and late ‘Euphoria’ actor Angus Cloud at Sundance

died of an accidental overdose last July. He was 25.His “Freaky Tales” co-star Jay Ellis took the stage of the Eccles Theater after the debut screening and recalled filming the finale fight scene with him.“My first day, as we went to go do the work at the house, I got to meet Pedro [Pascal], I got to meet Ben Mendelsohn and I got to meet Angus Cloud,” the actor said onstage, flanked by Pascal and Mendelsohn.“Rest in peace to Angus,” added Ellis, who plays Golden State Warrior Sleepy Floyd.

‘Veni Vidi Vici’ Review: Dark Billionaire Satire Asks: Do Consequences Exist For The Filthy Rich? [Sundance] - theplaylist.net - Austria
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19.01.2024

‘Veni Vidi Vici’ Review: Dark Billionaire Satire Asks: Do Consequences Exist For The Filthy Rich? [Sundance]

When is an aspiring sociopolitical satire so exasperated with what it’s supposedly lampooning that its anger and indignation threaten to undermine the irony of what it’s trying to ridicule? Directed by Austrian pair Daniel Hoesl and Julia Nieman, their Sahara dry, deadpan social satire, “Veni Vidi Vici” (Latin for “I came; I saw; I conquered”)— about the untouchable nature of the rich and powerful of the world, and how consequences for their actions have largely vanished — isn’t necessarily that film.

Malia Obama makes red carpet debut at Sundance for ‘The Heart’: I hope it ‘makes you feel a bit less lonely’ - nypost.com - Chicago - Colorado
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19.01.2024

Malia Obama makes red carpet debut at Sundance for ‘The Heart’: I hope it ‘makes you feel a bit less lonely’

the Hollywood Reporter.The outlet added that the project centers around a grieving son who received a dying request from his late mother.“The film is about lost objects and lonely people and forgiveness and regret, but I also think it works hard to uncover where tenderness and closeness can exist in those things,” Malia revealed in an interview about the project.“We hope you enjoy the film and it makes you feel a bit less lonely, or at least reminds you not to forget about the people who are.”The film was previously screened at the Telluride Film Festival in Colorado back in Sept. 2023, as well as the Chicago International Film Festival in Oct.

‘I Saw The TV Glow’ Review: Jane Schoenbrun Has Rendered An Entrancing, Richly Stylized Trans Masterpiece [Sundance] - theplaylist.net - Jordan - county Howard
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19.01.2024

‘I Saw The TV Glow’ Review: Jane Schoenbrun Has Rendered An Entrancing, Richly Stylized Trans Masterpiece [Sundance]

Steeped in what its audience might deem mature mythology, “The Pink Opaque,” a fantasy show aimed at teen audiences, comes on at 10:30 PM on the Young Adult Network every Saturday. Unfortunately for Owen (first played by Ian Foreman), a meek mixed-race middle school boy growing up in the 1990s, that’s past his strict bedtime.

‘Thelma’ Review: June Squibb Is On The Hunt For A Scammer [Sundance] - theplaylist.net
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19.01.2024

‘Thelma’ Review: June Squibb Is On The Hunt For A Scammer [Sundance]

PARK CITY – Are you ready for a 93-year-old action hero? No, we’re not referring to whatever movie or television show Sylvester Stallone is working on at the moment (he’s also just a spry 77, by the way). We’re talking about one of the most unlikely heroes of all portrayed by none other than June Squibb.

‘Stress Positions’ Review: These Brooklyn Millennial Queers Were Not All Right [Sundance] - theplaylist.net - USA
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19.01.2024

‘Stress Positions’ Review: These Brooklyn Millennial Queers Were Not All Right [Sundance]

PARK CITY – It’s 2024. Are you ready for a movie set in the pandemic summer of 2020? Or, like September 11th, another historical event that was hard for Americans to stomach on screen for a good while, do you need a decade or so to process? Your answer to those questions will likely, for better or worse, determine your opinion of Theda Hammel’s “Stress Positions” which debuted at this year’s Sundance Film Festival.

‘Ghostlight’ Review: A Family Finds Solace In Community Theater - theplaylist.net
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19.01.2024

‘Ghostlight’ Review: A Family Finds Solace In Community Theater

PARK CITY – Sometimes the star of the movie isn’t the cast or the director. It’s not the cinematography or the score.

‘Frida’ Review: A Lyrical Documentary Is Passionate & Expressive, But A Little Too Linear [Sundance] - theplaylist.net - Mexico
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19.01.2024

‘Frida’ Review: A Lyrical Documentary Is Passionate & Expressive, But A Little Too Linear [Sundance]

There’s an odd tension and dichotomy coursing throughout the new documentary, “Frida,” an intimacy meets a standard-issue form: a lyrical, magical quality next to something just maybe too safely chronological for its own good. Carla Gutierrez’s new documentary, her directorial debut, is well-meaning and has a clear devotion and affection for her subject, the legendary Mexican artist Frida Kahlo, but as a primarily told cradle-to-grave story, it is doggedly linear and therefore often feels a little familiar.

‘Layla’ Review: This Drag Queen Has Secrets But Does It Matter? [Sundance] - theplaylist.net - Berlin
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18.01.2024

‘Layla’ Review: This Drag Queen Has Secrets But Does It Matter? [Sundance]

PARK CITY – Trend alert: drag queen movies might just be the not new thing in the contemporary indie film world. And as a fan of both the visual arts of cinema and drag performance, we certainly aren’t complaining.

‘Suncoast’ Trailer: New Sundance Drama With Laura Linney, Nico Parker & Woody Harrelson Hits Hulu Feb 9 - theplaylist.net - Florida
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17.01.2024

‘Suncoast’ Trailer: New Sundance Drama With Laura Linney, Nico Parker & Woody Harrelson Hits Hulu Feb 9

The 2024 Sundance Film Festival is right around the corner and kicks off later this week. And one of the titles on our Sundance 2024: The 23 Most Anticipated Movies To Watch feature is “Suncoast.” The directorial debut of actor turned writer/director Laura Chinn, “Suncoast,” is semi-biographical and is based on the filmmaker’s personal teenage experience growing up in St.

Sundance 2024: The 23 Most Anticipated Movies To Watch - theplaylist.net - county Love
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16.01.2024

Sundance 2024: The 23 Most Anticipated Movies To Watch

Alright, it’s January. There is no rest for the wicked, and it’s that time of year again.

‘The Greatest Night In Pop’ Trailer: New Netflix Doc Tells Story Behind Global Pop Song, “We Are The World” - theplaylist.net - Canada - Ethiopia
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09.01.2024

‘The Greatest Night In Pop’ Trailer: New Netflix Doc Tells Story Behind Global Pop Song, “We Are The World”

You may not remember, but Ethiopia’s 1983–1985 famine prompted many musical artists to take humanitarian action. First, there was Band-Aid, formed by Bob Geldolf and all the U.K.

Lena Waithe, Jennifer Kent, Zal Batmanglij Among 2024 Sundance Film Festival Jurors - theplaylist.net
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03.01.2024

Lena Waithe, Jennifer Kent, Zal Batmanglij Among 2024 Sundance Film Festival Jurors

The 2024 Sundance Film Festival is right around the corner and that means it’s time to finalize guests and, most importantly, jurors. The festival has a long tradition of honoring its multiple competition slates and over the years has recruited jurors such as Jane Campion, Sarah Polley, Edgar Wright, Jon Hamm, Darren Aronofsky, Quentin Tarantino, Parker Posey, and even RuPaul Charles.

New trailer for horror-thriller ‘Piggy’ as it gears up for release - www.thehollywoodnews.com - Spain - USA
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01.01.2024

New trailer for horror-thriller ‘Piggy’ as it gears up for release

A new trailer has landed for the upcoming horror-thriller Piggy. The film originally premiered at this year’s Sundance Film Festival back in January but will start to appear in cinemas stateside very soon.With the summer sun beating down on her rural Spanish town, Sara hides away in her parent’s butcher shop.

‘Napoleon Dynamite,’ ‘The Babadook,’ ‘Go Fish’ & More Return To Celebrate Sundance’s 40th Anniversary - theplaylist.net - state Mississippi
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14.12.2023

‘Napoleon Dynamite,’ ‘The Babadook,’ ‘Go Fish’ & More Return To Celebrate Sundance’s 40th Anniversary

Sundance is celebrating its 40th Anniversary next month and the festival has revealed more programming to highlight its cinematic legacy. Topping the list of events are new 4K restorations of “Napoleon Dynamite,” “Go Fish,” “Three Seasons,” and an extended version of “DIG!,” with over 30 minutes of new footage, retitled “DIG!XX.” Additionally, there will be screenings of “The Babadook,” and “Pariah” as well as restorations of “Mississippi Masala” and “The Times of Harvey Milk.” READ MORE: Sundance 2024: New works from Steven Sodergh, Debra Granik, Anna Boden and Ryan Fleck and more Alumni always have a home to return to in Park City and 2024 will be no exception.

‘Handling The Undead’ Teaser Trailer: Renate Reinsve Stars In A Norwegian Horror From The ‘Let The Right One In’ Writer - theplaylist.net - Norway - county Person
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06.12.2023

‘Handling The Undead’ Teaser Trailer: Renate Reinsve Stars In A Norwegian Horror From The ‘Let The Right One In’ Writer

Norwegian actress Renate Reinsve took the world by storm in 2021 when she starred in, dazzling everyone with her lead appearance in Joachim Trier’s “The Worst Person in the World.” It wasn’t her debut performance, but it sure felt like it and was a major breakthrough nonetheless. Her performance earned her the Cannes Film Festival Award for Best Actress and a nomination for the BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role, and she’s taken off ever since.

First Look: Steven Soderbergh’s Secret New Sundance Film ‘Presence’ Starring Lucy Liu, Julia Fox & More - theplaylist.net
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06.12.2023

First Look: Steven Soderbergh’s Secret New Sundance Film ‘Presence’ Starring Lucy Liu, Julia Fox & More

Surprise! Filmmaker Steven Soderbergh has another new secret project in the can, his second in half a year. His latest, never publicly announced, is a mystery thriller called “Presence,” which will make its world premiere at the Sundance Film Festival in January 2024.

First Look: Take A Peek At Kristen Stewart’s 2 Sundance Films Including New One From ‘Saint Maud’ Director - theplaylist.net - county Love
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06.12.2023

First Look: Take A Peek At Kristen Stewart’s 2 Sundance Films Including New One From ‘Saint Maud’ Director

Earlier today, the lineup was finally announced for the 2024 Sundance Film Festival. Once again, Sundance has cemented itself as the premier festival in the U.S.

Sundance Film Festival 2024: New Films From Steven Soderbergh, Debra Granik, Anna Boden & Ryan Fleck - theplaylist.net - USA - state Mississippi
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06.12.2023

Sundance Film Festival 2024: New Films From Steven Soderbergh, Debra Granik, Anna Boden & Ryan Fleck

The Sundance Film Festival is celebrating its 40th anniversary in January and it’s no surprise that some legendary Park City filmmakers are returning with new films for the 2024 edition. Among the alumni are Steven Soderbergh, whose landmark film “Sex, Lies and Videotape” debuted at the 1989 fest; Debra Granik, whose Best Picture nominated “Winter’s Bone” won the Grand Jury Dramatic prize at the 2010 festival; and Anna Boden and Ryan Fleck, who will premiere their fourth movie at Sundance following 2006’s “Half Nelson,” 2008’s “Sugar” and 2015’s “Mississippi Grind.” READ MORE: “American Fiction,” “May December,” and “Past Lives” Top 2024 Film Independent Spirit Awards Soderbergh’s latest effort is “Presence,” starring Lucy Liu, Chris Sullivan, and Julia Fox.

‘Divinity’ Trailer: Steven Soderbergh Exec-Produces Director Eddie Alcazar’s Ambitious New “Meta-Scope” Cinematic Experience - theplaylist.net
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14.09.2023

‘Divinity’ Trailer: Steven Soderbergh Exec-Produces Director Eddie Alcazar’s Ambitious New “Meta-Scope” Cinematic Experience

Eddie Alcazar’s latest movie, “Divinity,” premiered at the Sundance Film Festival earlier this year and had many varied, sometimes puzzled, but dazzled, reactions. Alcazar is no stranger to giving viewers unique moviegoing experiences, and it seems like “Divinity” will be his most ambitious piece of work yet.

‘Rotting In The Sun’ Trailer: Sebastián Silva’s Gay, Darkly Funny Meta Comedy Hits In September - theplaylist.net - Jordan
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09.08.2023

‘Rotting In The Sun’ Trailer: Sebastián Silva’s Gay, Darkly Funny Meta Comedy Hits In September

Just watching the trailer for Sebastián Silva’s “Rotting in the Sun” makes one thing abundantly clear—if you watch this film, you better be comfortable with male nudity. And if the sheer number of penises doesn’t scare you off, then you’re going to be delighted to find a really ridiculous and hilarious meta-comedy.

Sundance Pushing For In-Person Festival For 2024 - theplaylist.net - New York - city Salt Lake City
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01.08.2023

Sundance Pushing For In-Person Festival For 2024

With the Venice, Telluride, Toronto, and New York Film Festivals right around the corner, it appears to be an opportune time for January’s major film industry event, the Sundance Film Festival, to provide an update for 2024. This celebratory 40th edition under the Sundance moniker is Eugene Hernandez’s first as Festival Director and he’s written a letter to the film community providing an update on this year’s event.

‘Mutt’ Trailer: Acclaimed Sundance Trans Drama Arrives In August - theplaylist.net - New York
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18.07.2023

‘Mutt’ Trailer: Acclaimed Sundance Trans Drama Arrives In August

Prescient and timely, given the conversations we’re having culturally about sexual identity, trans identity, and more, “Mutt” is a Sundance prize winner about a trans guy bustling through life in New York City.  “Mutt” premiered earlier this year at the 2023 Sundance Film Festival, where star Lío Mehiel won the U.S. Dramatic Special Jury Award for Acting— the first trans actor in history to win the honor.

The Hives on indie sleaze: “‘Meet Me In The Bathroom’ is a history book of shit I did as an adult” - www.nme.com - New York - Sweden
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15.07.2023

The Hives on indie sleaze: “‘Meet Me In The Bathroom’ is a history book of shit I did as an adult”

The Hives have discussed the indie sleaze era, and how it was immortalised in the book and film Meet Me In The Bathroom.Meet Me In The Bathroom, Goodman’s 600-page oral history detailing the 00’s New York music scene was released back in 2017. The film version of the book, directed by Dylan Southern and Will Lovelace – who made LCD Soundsystem‘s Shut Up And Play The Hits documentary and concert movie – first premiered at the Sundance Film Festival back in January and released earlier this year.Speaking to NME for the latest interview in the In Conversation video series, the Swedish band’s frontman Howlin’ Pelle Almqvist discussed the “fucking cool” era, and how The Hives didn’t realise the power of the time until after it passed.“It’s funny that it’s now considered a ‘historical event’ and all that shit,” he said.

Sundance Film Festival Announces 2024 Dates - theplaylist.net
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11.05.2023

Sundance Film Festival Announces 2024 Dates

The Sundance Institute announced that the 40th edition of the Sundance Film Festival will be January 18-28, 2024. Sundance returned to an in-person event for the first time since 2020 with a rich online component this year.

Brooke Shields Recalls Losing Starring Role in ‘Dangerous Liaisons’ to Uma Thurman - variety.com
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04.04.2023

Brooke Shields Recalls Losing Starring Role in ‘Dangerous Liaisons’ to Uma Thurman

Marc Malkin Senior Film Awards, Events & Lifestyle Editor Brooke Shields came pretty close to starring in Stephen Frears’ 1988 period drama “Dangerous Liaisons” alongside John Malkovich, Glenn Close, Michelle Pfeiffer and Keanu Reeves. “They told me it came down to me and someone else,” Shields tells me. “They said the other person was this girl not many people knew about. It was Uma Thurman. At that time and that age, it felt so personal, but I’ve learned over time not to take it personally because ‘no’ outweighs ‘yes’ extensively in this business.” Released by Warner Bros., “Dangerous Liaisons” went on to be nominated for seven Oscars, eventually taking home the awards for adapted screenplay, costume design and production design. Christopher Hampton adapted the screenplay from his 1985 play “Les Liaisons dangereuses.” The $14 million film grossed $34.7 million at the box office.

Brooke Shields Doc ‘Pretty Baby’ Sets April Release Date on Hulu - variety.com - Hollywood - Italy
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01.03.2023

Brooke Shields Doc ‘Pretty Baby’ Sets April Release Date on Hulu

Anna Tingley If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, Variety may receive an affiliate commission. “Pretty Baby: Brooke Shields,” a documentary about Brooke Shields and the sexual objectification she endured as a child actor, will release on Hulu on April 3. In the two-part documentary, which premiered at the 2023 Sundance Film Festival, the actor and model opens up for the first time about her earliest experiences in Hollywood. The film tracks her rise as a child advertising model to her sexualization in movies, starting at age 12, in “Pretty Baby” (1978), and then at 15, in “The Blue Lagoon” (1980). “I spent my life owing people things and doing whatever they wanted,” Shields says in a new teaser dropped Wednesday morning. “I finally asked myself, ‘What will I be if I don’t allow that anymore?'”

‘Palm Trees and Power Lines’ Trailer: Jonathan Tucker Stars As A Predator In Jamie Dack’s Acclaimed Sundance Film - theplaylist.net - county Valley
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06.02.2023

‘Palm Trees and Power Lines’ Trailer: Jonathan Tucker Stars As A Predator In Jamie Dack’s Acclaimed Sundance Film

It’s crazy to think that boyish-looking Jonathan Tucker, known for roles in “The Virgin Suicides” (1999), “Hostage” (2005), “In the Valley of Elah” (2007), and “The Ruins” (2008), is now 40 years old. And beyond roles like “Charlie’s Angels” (2019), the perennially youthful-looking actor generally plays nice guys, introverts, and the like.

‘Fremont’: Babak Jalali & Anaita Wali Zada On Their Delightful & Comically Offbeat Sundance Gem [Interview] - theplaylist.net - USA - California - San Francisco - Afghanistan
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01.02.2023

‘Fremont’: Babak Jalali & Anaita Wali Zada On Their Delightful & Comically Offbeat Sundance Gem [Interview]

One of the most delightfully warming and comically offbeat films at this year’s Sundance Film Festival, Babak Jalali’s “Fremont” tells the story of Donya, a former Afghan translator for the U.S. government who’s felt adrift in the titular California city since resettling there to evade the Taliban.  READ MORE: ‘Fremont’ Review: An Afghan Insomniac Tries To Find Purpose In A Refreshingly Unique & Jarmuschian-Esque Indie Dramedy [Sundance] Living in an apartment complex alongside other Afghan immigrants, working at a Chinese-American fortune cookie factory in San Francisco, and spending evenings alone at a local restaurant that plays Afghan soap operas, Donya — portrayed, in a captivating debut performance, by real-life Afghan refugee Anaita Wali Zada —longs for companionship.

‘Nam June Paik: Moon Is The Oldest TV’ Review: The Founder Of Video Art Gets A Documentary That is Never As Radical As Its Subject [Sundance] - theplaylist.net
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27.01.2023

‘Nam June Paik: Moon Is The Oldest TV’ Review: The Founder Of Video Art Gets A Documentary That is Never As Radical As Its Subject [Sundance]

The avant-garde video artist Nam June Paik gets his own adulatory portrait in Amanda Kim’s documentary “Nam June Paik: Moon is the Oldest TV.” An act of biographical recovery that also, somehow, flattens a controversial artist, Kim’s film provides just enough contextual information to maintain interest, even if it’s never as radical as its titular subject.  READ MORE: 25 Most Anticipated Films At The Sundance Film Festival Moving succinctly from birth to death, Kim provides a broad overview of Paik’s history and aesthetic interests.

‘The Tuba Thieves’ Review: Alison O’Daniel’s Experimental Doc About Deaf Musicians & Theft Doesn’t Ever Harmonize [Sundance] - theplaylist.net
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27.01.2023

‘The Tuba Thieves’ Review: Alison O’Daniel’s Experimental Doc About Deaf Musicians & Theft Doesn’t Ever Harmonize [Sundance]

In 2021, filmgoing audiences were treated to “CODA,” an affectionate look at a music-loving high school senior and her complicated bond with a deaf mother, father, and sibling. A year earlier, “Sound of Metal” presented the devastating journey of a rock drummer’s hearing loss and subsequent attempts to cope with his unfortunate predicament.

‘Willie Nelson & Family’ Review: Docuseries Mistakes The Comprehensive For the Essential In Well-Meaning Slog [Sundance] - theplaylist.net
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26.01.2023

‘Willie Nelson & Family’ Review: Docuseries Mistakes The Comprehensive For the Essential In Well-Meaning Slog [Sundance]

Caught somewhere between a movie and a series, “Willie Nelson & Family” doubles down on the history and mythology of its namesake to stretch the latter into what would have been better served as the former.  Honest, introspective, yet rarely revelatory, the anthology often mistakes the comprehensive for the essential, and while it succeeds in explaining Willie Nelson to its audience, that’s about all it does.

‘A Thousand And One’ Review: Black Motherhood And Harlem Take Centerstage In A.V. Rockwell’s Handsome Debut [Sundance] - theplaylist.net
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26.01.2023

‘A Thousand And One’ Review: Black Motherhood And Harlem Take Centerstage In A.V. Rockwell’s Handsome Debut [Sundance]

In writer/director A.V. Rockwell’s feature directorial debut, “A Thousand and One,” Inez (a deeply felt Teyana Talyor) has returned to Harlem after spending a year in Rikers Prison.

‘King Coal’ Review: Elaine McMillion Sheldon’s Documentary Is An Atmospheric, Evocative Elegy For Central Appalachia [Sundance] - theplaylist.net
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25.01.2023

‘King Coal’ Review: Elaine McMillion Sheldon’s Documentary Is An Atmospheric, Evocative Elegy For Central Appalachia [Sundance]

This is “a place of mountains and myths,” we’re told as a montage of Central Appalachian imagery fills the frame. The mists, buffalo, ferns, and flowing waters intercut with the coal-filled mountains and mining towns that grew up around them.

‘Jamojaya’ Review: Justin Chon’s Showcases A Complex Father/Son Relationship In Drama With Momentum Issues [Sundance] - theplaylist.net
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25.01.2023

‘Jamojaya’ Review: Justin Chon’s Showcases A Complex Father/Son Relationship In Drama With Momentum Issues [Sundance]

There is no shortage of stories about fathers and their kids, specifically sons. But in Justin Chon’s (“Gook,” “Ms.

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