documentary

Slamdance 2025: Standout: The Ben Kjar Story and Know Me
Slamdance 2025: Standout: The Ben Kjar Story and Know Me

For this installment of Slamdance coverage, we’re looking at an inspiring documentary and a gripping fictional drama based on a true story.

Slamdance 2025: My Omaha and The Hole Story
Slamdance 2025: My Omaha and The Hole Story

Today, we’re looking at two documentaries: One focusing on social justice in Omaha, and another exploring a mysterious hole in northern California.

Slamdance 2025: American Theater and Foul Evil Deeds
Slamdance 2025: American Theater and Foul Evil Deeds

We’re taking a look at a documentary following a conservative musical theater production and an ensemble dark comedy about people acting out in suburbia.

Sundance Film Festival 2025: ATROPIA, OMAHA & ZODIAC KILLER PROJECT

From sharp satire to raw emotion and meta-commentary, these three films take wildly different approaches to storytelling in this Sundance Film Festival.

Sundance 2025: Brides; Seeds; & Sugar Babies
Sundance 2025: BRIDES; SEEDS; & SUGAR BABIES

From Sundance Film Festival, Jules Caldeira takes a look at Brides, Seeds, and Sugar Babies.

Sundance 2025: Mr. Nobody Against Putin & 2000 Meters to Andriivka
Sundance 2025: Mr. Nobody Against Putin & 2000 Meters to Andriivka

These two documentaries take place on opposite ends of the Russian-Ukrainian war. Both are powerful, gripping films that must be viewed in today’s climate.

If I Had Legs I'd Kick You review
Sundance 2025: PRIME MINISTER and IF I HAD LEGS I’D KICK YOU

In some respects, both Prime Minister and If I Had Legs I’d Kick You are…

Sundance 2025: Azi; The Flowers Stand Silently, Witnessing; Out for Delivery; The Eating of an Orange
Sundance 2025: Azi; The Flowers Stand Silently, Witnessing; Out for Delivery; and The Eating of an Orange

This year, I’m kicking off Sundance with one of their short film programs. Here are four films from the Short Film Program 2.

Sundance 2025: The Ugly Stepsister and The Dating Game
Sundance 2025: THE UGLY STEPSISTER and THE DATING GAME

At this year’s Sundance Film Festival, Wilson Kwong takes a look at The Ugly Stepsister and The Dating Game!

OCEANS ARE THE REAL CONTINENTS: Sing a Song of Exile
OCEANS ARE THE REAL CONTINENTS: Sing a Song of Exile

Oceans Are the Real Continents is a beautiful, bittersweet love letter to a place and a people that remain irrevocably intertwined even in separation.

FROM GROUND ZERO: Life During Wartime

From Ground Zero is essential viewing to gain a glimpse at life in Palestine beyond what the mainstream media chooses to convey to us.

Sundance 2025: Feature Films and Episodics Announced
Sundance 2025: Feature Films and Episodics Announced

The program for Sundance 2025 includes a whopping 87 feature-length films from filmmakers across 33 countries and territories.

Brooklyn Horror Film Festival: EXORCISMO
Brooklyn Horror Film Festival: EXORCISMO

Like any good exploitation movie Exorcismo feels like a pleasant discovery for a genre buff, a treat from the back of the video store.  

Brooklyn Horror Film Festival: GENERATION TERROR

Generation Terror proves a refreshing revitalization of the nuances under all the blood and guts, as well as the guts themselves. 

Witches film review
LONDON FILM FESTIVAL 2024: WITCHES

Witches starts off like a video essay. Writer, director, editor (and “star”) Elizabeth Sankey talks…