#SUNDANCE: “CHA CHA REAL SMOOTH”
By Mr. Will Wong
Writer/Director/Actor Cooper Raiff is at Sundance with his third Feature CHA CHA REAL SMOOTH, performing all three duties with equal dexterity. What he's crafted here is sure to be one of the biggest breakout hits of the Festival. The Film is a sensitive, beautiful and touching coming-of-age story about a 22-year-old man named Andrew, still figuring life out after his girlfriend goes off to Barcelona.
When we meet Andrew, he moves back in with his mom (Leslie Mann), ...
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#SUNDANCE: “HONK FOR JESUS, SAVE YOUR SOUL”
By Amanda Gilmore
First Lady Trinitie Childs (Regina Hall) and her husband Pastor Lee-Curtis Childs (Sterling K. Brown) are planning to reopen their Southern Baptist megachurch Wander To Greater Paths. The church was forced to close temporarily after they were disgraced after a scandal broke involving Lee-Curtis. Theyâre riding their hopes on a big comeback, but will their congregation return?In their Feature debut, the Ebo Twins (Writer/Director Adamma ...
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#SUNDANCE: “TO THE END”
By Amanda Gilmore
Following up on her Sundance Award-winning Documentary Knock Down The House, Director Rachel Lears gives us a thought-provoking Documentary about the Green New Deal, which has captured the imagination of millions with its promise for economic and environmental change.
Lears follows four young leaders and women of colour â US Democratic Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Executive Director of the Sunrise Movement, Varshini Prakash, Executive Director of the ...
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#SUNDANCE: “WATCHER”
By Amanda Gilmore
Julia (Maika Monroe) moves to Bucharest, Romania with her husband when he relocates for a new job. With no job of her own, she spends most of her days alone. When news serial attacker The Spider is suspected to be in her area, she becomes increasingly suspicious. She then notices her neighbour watching her from his apartment window and follows her around Bucharest.
Watcher is a slow-burnng Thriller with a great payoff. Writer-Director Chloe Okuno builds constant tension ...
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#SUNDANCE: “RESURRECTION”
By Mr. Will Wong
Rebecca Hall in recent years has placed herself into some really challenging roles. Her work in unforgettable films like Christine and The Night House for example, with her delving deep into the psyche of her characters and their mental struggles. The Academy Award-nominated Actress/Director once again delivers a powerful display in Sundance selection RESURRECTION, by Director/Writer Andrew Semans.
The Psychological Horror centers on Margaret (Rebecca Hall) who seems to ...
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#SUNDANCE: “GOOD LUCK TO YOU, LEO GRANDE”
By Mr. Will Wong
One of the films we were looking forward to seeing most at the Festival this year was Sophie Hyde's GOOD LUCK TO YOU LEO, GRANDE. While its premise might seem a bit comical and outlandish, in Hyde's capable hands and some pitch-perfect chemistry between its two leads, this feels just right.
Nancy (Emma Thompson) is a widowed, former teacher whom self-admittedly has "faked it" all along. She enlists the help of a sex worker who goes by the name of Leo Grande (Daryl ...
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#SUNDANCE: “THE WORST PERSON IN THE WORLD”
By Mr. Will Wong
While it already has made waves at Cannes and TIFF, Norwegian Writer/Director Joachim Trier brings the brilliant finale to his acclaimed "Oslo Trilogy" to Sundance. The Romantic Dramedy is shortlisted to represent Norway at the upcoming Academy Awards for Best International Feature Film.
Trier continues to explore life today in this Norwegian capitol and at the center of the story is Julie (Renate Reinsve in her award-winning performance), an almost-thirty woman still ...
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#SUNDANCE: “NANNY”
By Amanda Gilmore
Writer-Director Nikyatu Jusuâs Feature debut is a heartfelt love letter to immigrant women who sacrifice everything to give their children a better life.
Aisha (Anna Diop), an undocumented Senegalese immigrant, lands a job as a nanny for a wealthy Manhattan couple. As she spends her days taking care of their daughter Rose (Rose Decker), she is haunted by the absence of the young son she had to leave behind in Senegal. Aisha hopes her new job ...
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#SUNDANCE: “MASTER”
By Amanda Gilmore
Master follows three Black women at an elite New England university, Ambrose College, built on the site of a Salem-era gallows hill. Gail Bishop (Regina Hall) has just been instated as Master, first-year student Jasmine Moore (Zoe Renee) is trying to find her place, and literature professor Liv Beckman (Amber Gray) attempts to get her tenure. The three women navigate the politics and privilege of the campus and encounter increasingly terrifying manifestations of the ...
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#SUNDANCE: “KLONDIKE”
By Amanda Gilmore
Its July 2014, Irka (Oxana Cherkashyna) and Tolik (Sergey Shadrin) live in the Donetsk region of eastern Ukraine near the Russian border. The region was disputed territory in the early days of the Donbas war. As they anxiously anticipate the birth of their first child, the crash of flight MH17 elevates tensions in their village.
This is one of the many films at this yearâs Festival that is timely. As each day goes by, we hear more about the escalating tensions on the ...
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