‘Prisoners of the Ghostland’ Film Review: Nicolas Cage Grimaces and Bears It Through Baffling Genre Mishmash
Sundance 2021: Working in English for the first time, Japanese auteur Sion Sono’s greatness gets lost in the translation
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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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‘Together Together’ Film Review: Patti Harrison Delivers Star-Making Performance in Surrogacy Comedy
Sundance 2021: The “Shrill” co-star and Ed Helms make a perfect platonic pair in witty relationship tale
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‘CODA’ Film Review: Sundance’s Biggest Hit Is a Heartfelt Crowd Pleaser
Sundance 2021: Sian Heder’s film, which set a Sundance sales record, is modest but thoroughly satisfying, corny but effective, never edgy and always likable
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‘Glitch in the Matrix’ Film Review: Trippy Documentary Questions the Nature of Reality
Sundance 2021: Rodney Ascher (“Room 254”) explores people who think they’re living in a simulation
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‘Passing’ Film Review: Rebecca Hall’s Stunning Directorial Debut Provocatively Explores Race
Sundance 2021: Tessa Thompson and Ruth Negga play characters who can pass for white, and the drama digs into the roots of their masquerade
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‘R#J’ Film Review: Shakespeare for Social Media? LOL, OK
Sundance 2021: Carey Williams’ ambitious attempt to adapt star-crossed lovers to Instagram feels awkward and instantly dated
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‘There Is No I in Threesome’ Film Review: Engaged Couple Gets Experimental in Clever Documentary
Sundance 2021: Not everything is as it appears in this doc about two people exploring pre-marriage polyamory
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‘The Sparks Brothers’ Film Review: Edgar Wright Makes Playful Documentary About Elusive Band Sparks
Sundance 2021: Wright tackles the idiosyncratic, influential band without ever giving away too much or losing an air of mystery
