Written, edited, and directed by Joe Hunting, We Met in Virtual Reality features Jenny VR, DustBunny VR, Toaster VR, IsYourBoi VR, and DragonHeart VR as participants in this documentary about life and connection in Virtual Reality. It’s part of the…
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Sundance 2022: ‘Girl Picture’ is for Gen-Z, not just about Gen-Z
Directed by Alli Haapasalo and written by Ilona Ahti and Daniela Hakulinen, Girl Picture stars Aamu Milonoff, Eleonoora Kauhanen, and Linnea Leino. It’s part of the World Cinema Dramatic Competition section at this year’s Sundance Film Festival. Coming-of-age films are…
Sundance 2022: ‘Cha Cha Real Smooth’ is refreshingly in step with its weird masculinity
Cha Cha Real Smooth is a U.S. Dramatic Competition world premiere at the Sundance Film Festival (2022). Cooper Raiff’s sophomore feature film, Cha Cha Real Smooth, is more or less an extended epilogue of his wonderfully, comfortably contained debut, S#!%house. If…
Sundance 2022: ‘Speak No Evil’ is a disturbing social commentary about the horrors of being social
Speak No Evil is part of the Midnight Official Selection at the Sundance Film Festival (2022). It was recently acquired by Shudder. Christian Tafdrup’s Speak No Evil constantly reminds of a rule that parents often tell their children: Don’t talk…
Sundance 2022: ‘A Love Song’ is a both poignant and hopeful ballad
Directed and written by Max Walker-Silverman, A Love Song stars Dale Dickey, Wes Studi, Michelle Wilson, Benja K. Thomas, John Way, and Marty Grace Dennis. It’s part of the Premieres section at this year’s Sundance Film Festival. At a lakeside…
Sundance 2022: ‘After Yang’ infuses Kogonada’s minimalist melancholy with futilistic futurism
Directed by Kogonada (Columbus), After Yang stars Colin Farrell, Jodie-Turner Smith, Haley Lu Richardson, and Justin H. Min. It’s part of the Spotlight features at this year’s Sundance Film Festival. After Yang comes into the picture about as quietly and…
The 15 Best Movies of 2022 So Far
Just one year ago, the century-long tradition of watching new films in theaters appeared to be in seriously dangerous trouble. Half-measure attempts to reopen theaters amidst the ongoing surges in COVID-19 cases kept a lot of people at home during…