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February 10, 2026 · by Danny Jarabek

Documentarians Lead the Way on Environmentalist Storytelling at Sundance 2026

While experiencing the final Park City edition of the Sundance Film Festival, it felt almost fitting that there was little to no snow on the ...

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February 9, 2026 · by Cameron Ritter

‘When a Witness Recants’ Review: The Exoneration of the Harlem Park Three Gets True Crime Treatment

In November 1983, three Baltimore. MD teens are brought in for questioning related to a murder at one of the local schools in the area. 36 ye...

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February 9, 2026 · by Ethan Simmie

Review: ‘The Moment’ Proves Charli XCX Is More Than Just a Bratty Moment

Brat summer may be over according to a calendar, but it isn’t actually over. In fact, it might just live on forever. The summer sensation of ...

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February 9, 2026 · by Sara Ciplickas

Review: ‘LADY’ Asks What We Are Willing to Sacrifice in Order to Find Freedom

What does a woman give up in order to achieve independence? This is the heart of Olive Nwosu’s LADY, her feature debut at the Sundance Film F...

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February 7, 2026 · by Danny Jarabek

Emerging Filmmakers Shine in the Sundance NEXT Section

Most major festivals program a section of their lineup dedicated to new voices in storytelling who are experimenting with the form of filmmak...

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February 5, 2026 · by Ethan Simmie

Review: ‘Night Nurse’ Is Neither Erotic Nor Thrilling Enough to Find Its Footing Within the Genre

Erotic thrillers are generally, well, erotic and thrilling. They blend the grey areas between pleasure and pain to construct something distur...

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Essays

February 4, 2026 · by Sara Ciplickas

Sundance Trend Analysis: Processing Trauma with ‘Josephine’ and ‘Run Amok’

Last week, I jokingly said that Sundance’s films this year were either unbelievably horny or absolute emotional devastation. In our recap of ...

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February 3, 2026 · by Adam Patla

Review: Rinko Kikuchi Dances Through the Pain in ‘Ha-chan, Shake Your Booty!’

The art of dance conveys so much. An effective routine drips with passion or moves you to tears. Gyrating on the dance floor with friends unl...

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February 3, 2026 · by Adam Patla

Review: ‘The Musical’ is a Cynical and Irreverent Comedy That Almost Hits All the Right Notes

The male loneliness epidemic has emerged as a hot topic of conversation in a post-COVID age where the world is collectively lonelier than eve...

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February 3, 2026 · by Danny Jarabek

Grand Juries, Audience Awards, and Online Access Bring Sundance 2026 To a Close

In the final days of the Sundance 2026 Festival, the Utah pilgrimage comes to a close for most attendees who traversed the nationwide winter ...

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February 2, 2026 · by Amritpal Rai

From Sundance Indie to Oscars to Classic: 'Little Miss Sunshine' 20th Anniversary

Coming out of the Eccles Theater on January 20, 2006, there was a buzz of jubilant euphoria and palpable excitement as Little Miss Sunshine m...

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February 2, 2026 · by Adam Patla

Review: Tones ‘Run Amok’ in NB Mager’s Feature Adaptation of Oscar-Qualifying Short

Film has never shied away from covering contentious and difficult subject matter. Art is a vessel for confronting our most pressing issues, w...

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