From adult animation about cryptids to thrillers, in her first report from The 2021 Sundance Film Festival Kristy Strouse gives us her first three reviews.
Wilson Kwong ends his coverage of Sundance with reviews of Brandon Cronenberg’s Possessor and a documentary detailing the life of a Hong Kong legend (Bruce Lee, in Bao Nguyen’s Be Water).
Sundance docs Bloody Nose, Empty Pockets and Acasa, My Home both investigate what happens when the only thing you’ve known to be your life and home suddenly gets stripped away.
Idealism can be a tough sell, but Ironbark sells the hell out of it nevertheless, remaining firmly committed to its compassion for individuals caught up in the iron grip of history.
With Never Rarely Sometimes Always, Eliza Hittman has crafted an important piece of cinema, which demands a lot from its audience, but also has an enormous amount to give back.