Sundance Film Festival 2021

One of the breakout films at this year's Sundance Film Festival was Flee. Winner of the World Cinema Grand Jury Prize: Documentary and acquired by Neon for distribution. It tells the extraordinary true story of a man, Amin, on the verge…

Marking the last film by the late documentary filmmaker James Redford, Amy Tan: Unintended Memoir takes a look at the eponymous author's life and career.  Born in the 1950s, Chinese-American Tan is best known for her debut book Joy Luck…

Fans of Edgar Wright will know how integral music is to his filmmaking process. So it comes as no surprise that his first documentary would be set in the world of pop music. The Sparks Brothers takes an affectionate look at the career of…

Nikole Beckwith's second directorial feature Together Together is an unconventional romantic comedy starring Patti Harrison and Ed Helms. The film revolves around 40-something app developer Matt (Helms), who hires Anna (Harrison) to be his…

With William Shakespeare's Romeo & Juliet being such a classic tale, it has been adapted and retold countless times. Modern audiences will surely undoubtedly refer to Baz Luhrman's 1996 adaptation for a slice of tragic romance.…

What would a midnight madness festival programme be without a new Nicolas Cage film? Sundance delivers the goods with Prisoners Of The Ghostland. A film that delivers on the promise of guano insanity. A polite way of saying it is bat sh*t…

The directorial debut of American stand-up comedian Jerrod Carmichael, On the Count of Three follows two depressed best friends Val (Carmichael) and Kevin (Christopher Abbot), who plan to kill themselves after living out 'one last day'. …

Marking the second feature film by San Francisco-based filmmaker Debbie Lum, Try Harder! follows the seniors at Lowell High School and their pursuits in the Holy Grail - an Ivy League education. Filmed at San Francisco's top-ranked…

Many people know her as Anita from West Side Story. To others, she is Hilda from Singin' in the Rain. However, those roles are the tip of the iceberg for a Puerto Rican actress whose Hollywood career spans over 70 years. Now, Rita Moreno…

Written and directed by New Orleans filmmaker Marion Hill, Ma Belle, My Beauty sees a surprise reunion between former polyamorous lovers Bertie (Idella Johnson) and Lane (Hannah Pepper) stirs buried emotions and unresolved issues. Ma…