The first time I saw a trailer for the new movie 80 for Brady, about four of the world’s most cherished legendary actresses scheming to watch Tom Brady in the Super Bowl, I thought it was a blatant example of elder abuse. If anyone has earned the right not to play Tom Brady fans, it’s Lily Tomlin, Jane Fonda, Rita Moreno, and Sally Field. Yet somehow here we are.
Sundance 2023 Notebook: Updating Throughout the Festival
Capsule reviews, quick thoughts, and instant reactions on this year’s festival films.
Sundance 2023 Notebook: Infinity Pool
Some sicko gave Brandon Cronenberg the keys to the White Lotus and this is what happened.
Sundance 2023 Notebook: Cat Person
Dispatches from Sundance: a short story makes it to the big screen
Sundance 2023 Notebook: Magazine Dreams
Dispatches from Sundance: a herculean performance from one of our great actors.
Sundance Film Festival is Back in Person and Online
Despite the best laid plans to leverage last year’s fully virtual experience and start 2022 with a hybrid in-person and online festival, this winter’s steep Omicron surge found the Sundance Film Festival again pivoting to a mostly virtual format. Once again, film lovers, journalists, and critics will be experience the annual kick-off of independent film festival season mostly from their couches.
Seattle Film Critics Society announces 2022 Award Winners
Announced over nearly two hours of an enthusiastic social media rollout, the Seattle Film Critics Society announced the winners of their annual …