Rob Peace and Ibelin premiered at Sundance, showcasing stories about two exceptional individuals with tragic stories. As far as entries at Sundance, both of these titles were impactful in their own ways. Ibelin is an uplifting story about a person with limitations who finds his true self in an unlikely realm. In comparison, Rob Peace
The Sundance Film Festival 2024 coverage continues with two entries involving youth and navigating social circles at a vulnerable age. The first is a sequel to the documentary Boys State titled Girls State, where the girls run mock elections in a massive group. The second film is a coming-of-age story called Didi, about an Asian
The Sundance Film Festival 2024 brought two fascinating projects surrounding the concept of artificial intelligence. The first is an ambitious love story set at the end of the world involving two unlikely machines. The second is a documentary called Eternal You, which examines the merits of bringing dead people back to life using AI. Both
Thelma is a charming little film. One that might make moviegoers want to call or hug their grandmothers. The dilemma of aging is inescapable. But Thelma’s another film that shows the resilience and humor of getting to the golden years. In a sense, it has commonalities with the Grumpy Old Men films. Only here, it’s
Sundance 2024 will launch its virtual option this week for badgeholders and individuals who want to buy individual tickets. It’s a wonderful option for those unable to make the long trip to Utah. Last year’s Sundance had many great offerings virtually. Films such as Sometimes I Think About Dying, and Kim’s Video were highlights from
Landscape with Invisible Hand is quite an odd creation. The film, which is based on a book by M.T. Anderson, imagines a world where aliens and humans decide to coexist on Earth because it was mutually beneficial economically. Moreover, it conveys how such an agreement would impact the people from Earth. Cory Finley’s adaptation is
Sundance Film Festival 2023 has been an absolute gem of an event this year. We at Monsters and Critics have viewed over 20 films, and somehow some of these winners we missed during the early part of the festival. We still have more to come–and the festival has not yet concluded–but some of the films
Magazine Dreams is a vicious film that will rattle and test the audience’s nerves. The film, which premiered this week at Sundance, stars Jonathan Majors, who brings a welcoming in-depth performance to his character, Killian. For a film focused on bodily perfection, there is nothing pretty about it. And that is entirely the point. In
Based on a short film, Sometimes I Think About Dying stars Daisy Ridley as an extreme introvert. No longer is she the long-lost character from a galaxy far, far away battling a shirtless Adam Driver. In this movie, she is genuinely closed off and anxious, and she daydreams about death. This might sound dark, but
Can love be enough? Does love transcend desire? These are weighty questions explored within Kavtaradze’s romance drama Slow and it leaves a lot on the table for Sundance Film Festival audiences to ponder. A disability can come in many forms. There are surface-level disabilities such as blindness, the need for a wheelchair, loss of hearing,