In this third dispatch, we look at films from Deborah Stratman, a new drama about modern relationships and two top tier character studies with great lead performances.
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Joshua Brunsting
Sundance 2023 Dispatch Two: Heroic, The Night Logan Woke Up, More
In this second Sundance dispatch, we look at a new Xavier Dolan TV series, a Daisy Ridley-starring workplace drama and a documentary about the datafication of the world around us.
Sundance 2023 Dispatch One: The Preview
In this first dispatch from Sundance 2023, we look at three documentaries and two fiction films that you need to keep an eye on as the festival enters its first days.
Sundance 2022: Fresh, Cha Cha Real Smooth And Am I Ok? [Festival Dispatch]
Closing out our Sundance 2022 coverage, we look at two Dakota Johnson-starring comedies and a one of a kind horror film.
Sundance 2022: Meet Me In The Bathroom, jeen-yuhs And We Need To Talk About Cosby [Festival Dispatch]
In this dispatch we look at three very different pop culture documentaries.
Sundance 2022: Every Day In Kaimuki, When You Finish Saving The World, Lucy And Desi, Fire Of Love [Festival Dispatch]
This dispatch we look at two biographical documentaries, and two fascinating debut fiction features.
Sundance 2022: Joshua Reviews Ricky D’Ambrose’s The Cathedral [Theatrical Review]
The sophomore effort from director Ricky D'Ambrose is a look into the rise and fall of an American family, and one of the early contenders for best of Sundance 2022.
Sundance 2022: Joshua Reviews Kogonada’s After Yang [Theatrical Review]
Beloved essayist-turned-filmmaker Kogonada returns with a beautiful rumination on memory and family in the guise of a science-fiction family drama.
Sundance 2022: The Princess, Nothing Compares, Call Jane [Festival Dispatch]
In this first dispatch, we look at two documentaries and a social issue fiction film from one of today's most beloved writers.
Joshua Reviews Madeline Sims-Fewer And Dusty Manicelli’s Violation [Sundance 2021]
This haunting revenge thriller, driven by a phenomenal lead performance, is one of Sundance 2021’s best films.
Joshua Reviews Theo Anthony’s All Light, Everywhere [Sundance 2021]
Theo Anthony returns with his much-anticipated follow-up to Rat Film, this time taking on the very idea of sight and how the building of perception can become a weapon for those in power.
Joshua Reviews Edgar Wright’s The Sparks Brothers [Sundance 2021]
The latest film from director Edgar Wright is one of the festival's best documentaries, and an impressive non-fiction debut for the Scott Pilgrim director.
Joshua Reviews Iuli Gerbase’s The Pink Cloud [Sundance 2021]
Gerbase's debut feature, written in 2017 and shot in 2019, paints a moving portrait of life under quarantine.
Joshua Reviews Pacho Velez’s Searchers [Sundance 2021]
This new documentary looks at a group of New Yorkers trying to find companionship on the web amidst a global pandemic.
Joshua Reviews Marion Hill’s Ma Belle, My Beauty [Sundance 2021]
Marion Hill's debut feature is a warm, engrossing romantic drama spearheaded by three incredible performances.