Sundance

‘Something in the Dirt’ Review – A Heady Sci-Fi Tale of Friendship and Phenomena

Meagan Navarro Aaron Moorhead, Justin Benson, Movies, Reviews, Something in the Dirt, Sundance, Sundance 2022

DIY filmmaking mavericks Justin Benson and Aaron Moorhead continue their unique nesting doll cinematic universe with their latest. Something in the Dirt harkens back to their roots, offering up another introspective, intimate sci-fi tale centered around an unlikely comedic duo.   Levi (Benson) snagged a no-lease apartment in Hollywood Hills, sight unseen, as he prepares to leave Los Angeles for good. He […]

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[Sundance Review] Disturbing ‘Resurrection’ Is an Unhinged, Stunning Showcase for Rebecca Hall

Meagan Navarro Andrew Semans, Movies, Rebecca Hall, resurrection, Reviews, Sundance, Sundance 2022, Tim Roth

If last year’s The Night House or Godzilla vs. Kong didn’t already solidify actor Rebecca Hall’s talents for selling the hell out of any fantastical story and worldbuilding, her latest surely will. Resurrection transforms the familiar psychological-thriller setup of an unraveling, hysterical woman into something far more refreshing and deranged, serving as a jaw-dropping showcase for Hall as she dials up the intensity […]

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[Sundance Review] ‘Hatching’ Shows Cracks in Perfection With Modern Horror Fairy Tale

Meagan Navarro Hanna Bergholm, Hatching, Jani Volanen, Movies, Reviews, Siiri Solalinna, Sundance, Sundance 2022

The pursuit of perfection often comes with a toll, especially in the realm of horror. Director Hanna Bergholm’s feature debut spins a modern horror fairy tale around it, creating a coming-of-age creature feature born of the pressures of maintaining an idyllic façade. Hatching upends the ideal of maternal instincts and refuses to deliver on expectations. Tinja (Siiri Solalinna) […]

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[Sundance Review] ‘You Won’t Be Alone’ Is a Sensory Examination of Humanity Through Witchy Folk Horror

Meagan Navarro Movies, Noomi Rapace, Reviews, Sundance, Sundance 2022, You Won't Be Alone

Australian-Macedonian writer/director Goran Stolevski weaves a complex emotional tapestry of humanity in his period folk tale that wields horror as a vehicle. You Won’t Be Alone reframes life and its stages through the lens of a witch, creating a sensory experience that’s artful, languid meditation with a helping of blood and entrails. In an isolated Macedonian mountain village in […]

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[Sundance Review] High Concept Sci-fi ‘Dual’ Ponders Existence with Infectious Pitch-Black Humor

Meagan Navarro Aaron Paul, Dual, Karen Gillan, Movies, Reviews, Riley Stearns, Sundance, Sundance 2022

Riley Stearns’ follow-up to pitch-black comedy The Art of Self Defense once again puts his knack for off-kilter humor on display. Only this time, the writer/director applies it to a high-concept sci-fi story that uses an end-of-life decision as the starting point. Dual uses deadpan delivery and oddball performances to capture the strangeness of life, especially when faced with […]

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[Sundance Review] ‘Master’ Casts a Bewitching Occult Tale of Academia and Social Critique

Meagan Navarro Master, Movies, Reviews, Sundance, Sundance 2022

The prestigious halls of the New England set Ancaster College harbors a curse. Upper-level students scare first-year students with stories of a witch once hung there whose ghost returns every year to claim a victim on the anniversary of her death. Writer/Director Mariama Diallo uses that curse to connect the past to the present, blending a variety […]

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[Review] ‘Watcher’ Is an Atmospheric and Stylish Paranoid Thriller Starring Maika Monroe

Meagan Navarro Burn Gorman, Chloe Okuno, Karl Glusman, Maika Monroe, Movies, Reviews, Sundance, Sundance 2022, Watcher

Director Chloe Okuno (“SLUT”, V/H/S/94’s “Storm Drain”) channels the likes of Roman Polanski and Alfred Hitchcock for her throwback style feature debut. Watcher preys on the paranoid vulnerability of an isolated woman struggling to adapt to a new country, creating a stylish and atmospheric thriller centered around voyeuristic paranoia and claustrophobia. American Julia (Maika Monroe) uproots her life to accompany […]

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‘Speak No Evil’ Is a Grueling Trip to Satirical Pessimism [Sundance Review]

Meagan Navarro Christian Tafdrup, Movies, Reviews, Speak No Evil, Sundance, Sundance 2022

Christian Tafdrup’s bleak Speak No Evil will undoubtedly draw some comparisons to nihilistic horror satires like Michael Haneke’s Funny Games. Both seek to make the viewer deeply uncomfortable while sending a caustic message. But while the latter chastised its audience for their consumption of violence, the former struggles with its polite society messaging. It results in a grueling […]

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Director Chloe Okuno Talks Building a Creeping Sense of Dread With ‘Watcher’ [Sundance Interview]

Brad Miska Burn Gorman, Chloe Okuno, Exclusives, Interviews, Maika Monroe, Movies, Roy Lee, steven schneider, Sundance, Sundance 2022, Watcher

Jam-packed with genre fare, the prestigious Sundance Film Festival kicks off tonight. One of the most anticipated is Watcher, a psychological thriller directed by Chloe Okuno, the filmmaker behind many horror fans’ favorite V/H/S/94 segment, “Storm Drain” (hail Raatma!). Watcher stars Maika Monroe (It Follows) as a young woman who moves into a new apartment with […]

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‘Fresh’ Serves Up Carnivorous But Unsatisfying Meat-Cute Tale [Sundance Review]

Meagan Navarro Fresh, Movies, Reviews, Sebastian Stan, Sundance, Sundance 2022

Modern dating can be hell. Noa (Daisy Edgar-Jones) knows this firsthand as she seems to swipe right on nothing but losers. Then she bumps into the charming Steve (Sebastian Stan) at a grocery store. The adorable meet-cute sets up a recipe for love until Noa discovers Steve harbors unusual appetites that will challenge her survival. Fresh takes […]

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5 Horror Movies We Can’t Wait to See at the Sundance Film Festival

Meagan Navarro Editorials, Indie, Movies, Piggy, resurrection, Something in the Dirt, Sundance, Sundance 2022, Watcher, You Won't Be Alone

Another Sundance Film Festival commences with a slew of new genre premieres awaiting discovery. 2022 marks the second consecutive year for the festival’s virtual edition, making it easier than ever to check out the selection. Especially with individual tickets available. Sundance is the premiere film festival in the United States and has previously shined a […]

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‘Speak No Evil’ Trailer Screams for Help Ahead of Sundance Premiere [Video]

Brad Miska Christian Tafdrup, Fedja Van Huêt, Karina Smulders, Morten Burian, Movies, Sidsel Siem Koch, Speak No Evil, Sundance, Sundance 22, Videos

TrustNordisk, who has been behind some really cool films from Lake of Death to Frost and Breaking Surface, just released a festival trailer for director and screenwriter Christian Tafdrup’s upcoming psychological horror, Speak No Evil, which is set to World Premiere at next week’s Sundance Film Festival. In the film, which turns a vacation into a nightmare… “On a vacation in […]

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Sebastian Stan-Starring Sundance Horror Movie ‘Fresh’ Will Be Released Straight to Hulu in March

John Squires Fresh, Movies, Sebastian Stan, Sundance, Sundance 2021

Ahead of the film’s Sundance 2022 premiere, Indiewire reports that Searchlight has scooped up the horror movie Fresh, with plans to release the film exclusively through Hulu. Fresh comes to Hulu on March 4, 2022. From director Mimi Cave, Fresh is first playing as part of the Sundance Film Festival’s Midnight section, premiering on January […]

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‘Final Cut’ – Remake of Zombie Movie ‘One Cut of the Dead’ Pulled from Virtual Sundance Premiere

John Squires Final Cut, Movies, Sundance, Sundance 2021

Shin’ichirô Ueda’s brilliant zombie movie One Cut of the Dead has been remade as Final Cut, a French take on the material that was directed by Michel Hazanavicius. The film had been set to premiere at the Sundance Film Festival in Park City, Utah later this month, but Screen Daily is reporting today that the […]

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Sundance Thriller ‘Alice’ Acquired by Vertical Entertainment and Roadside Attractions for March 2022 Release

Brad Miska Alice, Common, Jonny Lee Miller, Keke Palmer, Krystin Ver Linden, Movies, Sundance, Sundance 2022

Hot off of the announcement of its upcoming world premiere at Sundance, Vertical Entertainment and Roadside Attractions have snapped up U.S. rights to the dramatic thriller Alice, written and directed by Krystin Ver Linden (Ride, Love in Vain), Bloody Disgusting just learned. The wait to see this hyped thriller won’t be long as we’re told […]

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