Sundance 2022: God’s Country, Emily the Criminal, Resurrection
On three premieres from Sundance, all centering phenomenal performances.
Archives
Sundance 2022: Hatching, Piggy, Meet Me In the Bathroom
On the second half of this year’s Midnights program from the Sundance Film Festival.
Camera Man: Dana Stevens on the Life and Times of Buster Keaton
A review of the splendid new book by Slate film critic Dana Stevens.
Bright Wall/Dark Room January 2022: Place Cliché by Nathaniel Missildine
An essay about Wes Anderson’s The French Dispatch, as excerpted from the latest issue of Bright Wall/Dark Room.
The Woman in the House Across the Street From the Girl in the Window Drags Its Long Title Through an Uninspired Season
A review of the new mystery/comedy series starring Kristen Bell.
Uncharted: Legacy of Thieves Arrives Just in Time for Film Adaptation
A look at the new release timed to the launch of the latest Tom Holland action film.
Brenda Robinson Elected as Chair of Board of Directors at Film Independent
An article about Brenda Robinson being elected as Chair of Board of Directors at Film Independent.
Sundance 2022: Three Minutes – A Lengthening, Lucy and Desi, Downfall: The Case Against Boeing
On three very different docs from Sundance 2022.
Sundance 2022: Cha Cha Real Smooth, Palm Trees and Power Lines, Alice, Blood
On four more films from the U.S. Dramatic Competition program, including two stand-outs.
Netflix’s In From the Cold is a Silly and Seductive Spy Thriller
A review of the new Netflix spy series, In From the Cold.
Sundance 2022: A House Made of Splinters, Midwives, The Mission, Sirens
A dispatch on four docs from the World Documentary program of the 2022 Sundance Film Festival.
Sundance 2022: Brian and Charles, The Cow Who Sang a Song Into the Future, Dos Estaciones, Girl Picture
A final dispatch from the World Dramatic Competition program that includes four films from around the world.
Sundance 2022: Nikyatu Jusu on Nanny
An interview with the director of Nanny, currently playing in Sundance 2022 U.S. Dramatic Competition program.
Sundance 2022: Jeen-Yuhs: A Kanye Trilogy, Framing Agnes, TikTok, Boom.
A dispatch from Sundance on three documentaries about Kanye West, Agnes Torres, and TikTok.
Sundance 2022: Sharp Stick, Good Luck to You, Leo Grande, Brainwashed: Sex-Camera-Power
A dispatch from Sundance on three titles from the festival’s Premieres section.
Sundance 2022: A Love Song, Something in the Dirt, The Cathedral
On three films from the NEXT program, including career-best work from Dale Dickey, the latest from Justin Benson & Aaron Moorhead, and a film from the Biennale College program.
Sundance 2022: Speak No Evil, Fresh, Babysitter
Our first dispatch on the first half of the Midnights program from this year’s Sundance.
Sundance 2022: Watcher, Nanny, Dual
On three more competition films from Sundance 2022, all of which center women feeling a sort of alienation from home or even themselves.
Sundance 2022: 2nd Chance
A review from Sundance of Ramin Bahrani’s new documentary, 2nd Chance.
