Ron Howard dives into the dark scheming heart of humanity in recounting a true story of self-promotional Galapagos settlers in the 1930s.
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Telluride 2024: Monday Journal: Maria, The Seed of the Sacred Fig, All We Imagine As Light, Nobu
Notes from Monday at Telluride
Telluride 2024: Sunday Journal: Anora, September 5, Saturday Night, Bird
Notes from Sunday at Telluride
Telluride 2024: Saturday Journal: The Piano Lesson, The Apprentice, The End
Notes from Saturday at Telluride
Telluride 2024: Friday Journal: Nickel Boys, Conclave, Piece by Piece
Notes from Friday at Telluride where the festival had world premieres of Nickel Boys, Conclave, and Piece by Piece.
Telluride kicks off 51st SHOW with lineup drop, tribute announcements
Telluride announces the lineup for the 51st show.
Jeff Nichols revisits a rough and tumble motorcycle club in The Bikeriders
Taking inspiration from Danny Lyon’s iconic book of photography The Bikeriders, director Jeff Nichols uses his admiration for the images of mid-century motorcyclists as the basis for a fictionalized account of a Chicago-based motorcycle club.
June Squibb is an unlikely action star in Thelma
This caper starring June Squibb as a 93-year-old granny on a Cruise-inspired impossible mission to avenge her honor after being phone scammed & Fred Hechinger as underemployed Grandson of the Year might be the Most Sundance Movie of the fest: impeccably made, note-perfect, heartwarming comedy.
SIFF-favorite Ghostlight returns for an encore performance
Directors Kelly O’Sullivan and Alex Thompson leverage the chemistry of a real-life family in crafting a drama about a working-class Chicago-area household. When we first meet the family in a principal’s office as they’re still reeling from the aftershocks of an unspecified trauma and the mounting stress of a looming lawsuit.
SIFF 2024: Making Of, Killing Romance and Sebastian
These are three films Morgen was incredibly eager to view and it ended up being a mixed bag of contentment and disappointment. She talks of a French meta-film about film, an over-the-top South Korean dark comedy, and an intimate portrait of male prostitution.