Jenn’s capsule reviews of three Sundance 2021 virtual screenings.
Month: January 2021
On Stream: Sundance Film Festival Goes Virtual
In a “normal” year (whatever that means), this is about the time of year when filmmakers, producers, celebrities, artists, journalists, and fans …
When privacy is no longer a right, enter MLK/FBI
MLK/FBI (2020 | United States |104 minutes | Samuel D. Pollard) There’s a sense of ownership, of unrestricted access, an unearned right …
Promising Young Woman is 2021’s most talked-about movie, but the results are mixed
Promising Young Woman (2020 | USA | 113 minutes | Emerald Fennell) The opening scene of Promising Young Woman, the new, debut …
You can visit “God’s Waiting Room” in Some Kind of Heaven
Some Kind of Heaven (2020 | USA | 83 minutes | Lance Oppenheim) Before writing about the new movie Some Kind of …
Scares and Statements Co-exist in Hunted
Hunted (2020 | Belgium | 87 minutes | Vincent Paronnaud) Hunted, a brand-new thriller debuting on Shudder today, takes what could’ve been …
Roundtable: The best and worst of 2020 (in film)
Before the Space Needle was invaded by aliens and the longest year of our lives turned into the longest week of our …