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Sundance 2025: Stephan James is excellent as ‘Ricky’

JenFebruary 5, 2025

by Jen

Ricky recently premiered at the Sundance Film Festival, read on below for our review of the film. Ricky won the Directing Award: US Dramatic at the festival. The synopsis is as follows: Newly released after...

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Sundance 2024 – Veni Vidi Vici

DezbotFebruary 7, 2024February 7, 2024

by Dezbot

Headline: “Veni Vidi Vici” A Vicious Satire that Takes Aim at the Ultrarich Billionaire Amon Maynard (Laurence Rupp) is living an idyllic life. He has a loving wife, three adoring daughters, and political clout to...

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Sundance 2024: Never Look Away

DezbotFebruary 1, 2024

by Dezbot

Actress Lucy Lawless makes her directorial debut with “Never Look Away,” a documentary which chronicles the career of Margaret Moth, a camerawoman from New Zealand who worked at CNN starting in 1990 and made invaluable...

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Sundance 2024: Handling the Undead

DezbotJanuary 30, 2024January 30, 2024

by Dezbot

Heading: “Handling the Undead”: Grief, Norwegian Zombie Style CW: The film contains a disturbing depiction of animal cruelty This review contains mild spoilers “Handling the Undead,” a Norwegian horror film directed by Thea Hvistendahl, starts...

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Sundance 2024: Sugarcane

DezbotJanuary 30, 2024January 30, 2024

by Dezbot

Review by Désirée Guzzetta Headline: “Sugarcane” A Hard But Necessary Watch CW: Discussion of childhood sexual abuse, rape, and other horrific acts The beginning of “Sugarcane,” a new documentary which premiered at the 2024 Sundance...

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A New Kind of Wilderness: A Touching Documentary about Moving Forward After Loss

KimberlyJanuary 29, 2024January 29, 2024

by Kimberly

The opening of A New Kind of Wilderness is narrated by Maria Vatne. Maria is the mother of a family in Norway living outside of civilization. As she tells the story of her family you...

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Sundance 2024: Kieran Culkin Stars in Jesse Eisenberg’s ‘A Real Pain’

JenJanuary 28, 2024

by Jen

Jesse Eisenberg’s A Real Pain premiered at the Sundance Film Festival 2024 earlier this week. The comedy-drama follows mismatched cousins David (Eisenberg) and Benji (Kieran Culkin) as they reunite for a tour through Poland to...

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Eternal You Sundance Review

KimberlyJanuary 28, 2024January 28, 2024

by Kimberly

Ai technology has had quite the push in the last 5 years. In addition to the rise of applications like ChatGPT and Dall-e, the digital afterlife industry has taken a front seat in Ai technologies....

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Sundance 2024: Thelma Showcases June Squibb as an Unlikely Action Hero

JenJanuary 26, 2024January 26, 2024

by Jen

Thelma is the feature film debut for writer-director Josh Margolin. TNE watched the film as part of the Sundance Film Festival 2024, you will find our review after the synopsis below. When 93-year-old Thelma Post...

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Sundance: ‘Theater Camp’ Is Not As Funny As It Thinks It Is

JenFebruary 15, 2023February 15, 2023

by Jen

Theater Camp recently premiered at the Sundance Film Festival, winning the Jury prize for best ensemble. Read the official synopsis below, followed by our review of the film. As summer rolls around again, kids are...

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