Report From Sundance
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‘Whirlybird’ Film Review: Family Breakup Makes Most Impact in Journalism Doc
The evolution of L.A.-based news pales in comparison to the personal story in Matt Yoka’s documentary
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‘Playing With Sharks’ Film Review: Valerie Taylor Champions the Ocean’s Most Misunderstood Denizens
Once a consultant and photographer on ”Jaws,“ conservationist Taylor champions sharks after decades of bad P.R.
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‘Summertime’ Film Review: Spoken-Word Saga Offers a Vibrant Tour of the Real LA
Carlos López Estrada (”Blindspotting“) returns with a poetry slam that’s a feast for the senses
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Questlove Was Stunned by the 50-Year-Old Hidden Footage That Inspired ‘Summer of Soul’ (Video)
”I’d like to think of myself as somewhere between a savant and a sage of music history, how come I never heard of this thing?“ Questlove tells TheWrap’s Steve Pond
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‘Rita Moreno: Just a Girl Who Decided to Go for It’ Film Review: Documentary Honors a Showbiz Legend
From Puerto Rican roots to Hollywood stardom, Moreno strived, survived and achieved goddess status
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‘Beast Beast’ Film Review: Empathetic Debut Feature Gets Up Close and Personal With Gen Z
Writer-director Danny Madden explores contemporary youth at their best and worst
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‘Rita Moreno’ Doc Sells to Roadside Attractions
Mariem Perez Riera directed the film that debuted at Sundance
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‘The Courier’ Director Dominic Cooke on How His Film Differs From Other Espionage Movies (Video)
Sundance 2020: ”I think it kind of takes you into a very different place in terms of the espionage movie,“ Cooke tells TheWrap’s Brian Welk
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‘Land’ Film Review: Robin Wright Relies on Nature for Her Subdued Directorial Debut
Sundance 2021: The landscape overpowers the screenplay in this tale of a woman learning to live in the wilderness
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‘The World to Come’ Film Review: 2 Lonely Women Find Romance in Bleak Frontier Drama
The bleakness of frontier life underscores the emotional anguish of a pair of unhappily married couples
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Sundance Horror Film ‘Censor’ Acquired by Magnolia Pictures for Summer Release
Prano Bailey-Bond’s feature premiered in the Midnight Section and will play at the Berlinale
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Edgar Wright’s ‘The Sparks Brothers’ Acquired by Focus Features
Documentary about the Los Angeles pop duo Sparks made its debut at this year’s Sundance
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‘Jumbo’ Film Review: Offbeat Love Story Joins Woman and Park Attraction For an Unusual Ride
Whether you’ve heard about object sexuality or not, this gung-ho Belgian debut feature is less than the sum of its parts
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‘Minari’ Film Review: Steven Yeun Leads Charming Drama About Korean Transplants in 1980s Arkansas
Yeun delivers another thoughtful performance in this effortlessly poetic tale of redefinition and resilience
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‘Judas and the Black Messiah’ Review: Daniel Kaluuya, LaKeith Stanfield Bring Fred Hampton’s Betrayal to Life
Shaka King’s tale of the Black Panthers and the FBI is shockingly radical, particularly for a major-studio movie
