Sundance 2025: Sabar Bonda (Cactus Pears), DJ Ahmet, André Is an Idiot
On three Sundance stand-outs.
Archives
Sundance 2025: It’s Never Over, Jeff Buckley; Heightened Scrutiny; Third Act
On three docs from Sundance, including one about an essential artist of his generation.
Sundance 2025: Life After, Sugar Babies, Seeds
On three strong docs from the U.S. Documentary program from Sundance this year.
Sundance 2025: The Dating Game, Prime Minister, How to Build a Library
On three offerings from the Sundance World Documentary Competition.
Sundance 2025: The Perfect Neighbor, The Alabama Solution, Zodiac Killer Project
On three fantastic documentaries of Sundance 2025 that challenge how we tell stories of crime.
January 2025 Blu-Ray Guide: “Hundreds of Beavers,” “Smile 2,” “Venom: The Last Dance,” and More
The month’s best Blu-ray and streaming releases.
Sundance 2025: Train Dreams; Sorry, Baby
On my two favorite films of Sundance 2025, and two of the best Sundance premieres ever.
Sundance 2025: The Librarians, Middletown, Speak.
On three timely docs from Sundance this year.
Sundance: Dead Lover, Touch Me
Two unusual horror films from Sundance 2025 are profiled here.
Sundance 2025: Mad Bills to Pay, Rains Over Babel, Serious People
Three more from NEXT, arguably the best Sundance program.
Sundance 2025: The Wedding Banquet, Kiss of the Spider Woman
On two of the most high-profile Sundance premieres of 2025: a pair of remakes likely to be hits.
Sundance 2025: East of Wall, Obex, BLKNWS: Terms and Conditions
On three standouts from the Sundance NEXT program.
“Your Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man” Brings Marvel’s Web-Slinger Down to Street Level
It’s truly the best animated iteration of Peter Parker since “The Spectacular Spider-Man.”
Sundance 2025: Lurker; Free Leonard Peltier; Oh, Hi
On three Sundance premieres, including a fest stand-out.
Sundance 2025: Big Swings Pay Off in the Episodic Program
One of our TV critics looks at the entire episodic program from Sundance 2025.
Sundance 2025: Come See Me In The Good Light, Move Ya Body, Deaf President Now!
Three documentaries premiering at the year’s film festival marry the personal with the political.
Hulu’s “Paradise” Blends Murder Mystery with High-Concept Storytelling
A consistently easy watch, only feeling hollow in retrospect. It moves quickly enough that you don’t really notice it’s not nutritionally satisfying. Sometimes that doesn’t matter.
Sundance 2025: Bunnylovr, Atropia, Love, Brooklyn
On three U.S. Dramatic Competition films from this year’s program.
Sundance 2025: Rebuilding, Together, Peter Hujar’s Day
On three of the best films of Sundance 2025.
Sundance 2025: 2000 Meters from Andriivka, Cutting Through Rocks, Khartoum
Three films in the World Cinema Documentary Competition tell stories from countries in the midst of conflict.
