Festivals

Adam Patla

February 3, 2026

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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DTJ - Publications

February 3, 2026

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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Cameron Ritter

February 3, 2026

Sundance Film Festival Recap 2026

he 2026 Sundance Film Festival was held in Park City and Salt Lake City, Utah from January 22 to February 1, 2026. The festival was the last ...

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Essays

February 2, 2026

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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Adam Patla

February 2, 2026

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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DTJ - Publications

February 1, 2026

Political Violence on the Doorstep of Sundance 2026

Following further social unrest over ICE operations in the US, Sundance 2026 became a place of both film enthusiasm and political activism.&n...

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Kasey Dunifer

January 31, 2026

‘Chasing Summer’ Review: Iliza Shlesinger Chases Clichés in Sundance Coming-of-Age

There’s nothing worse than that dreaded feeling of returning to a hometown full of haunted high school stories, hatred, and the decaying scen...

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Publications

January 27, 2026

Review: ‘Wicker’ Is the Sexy-fantasy We've Been Yearning For, and Colman Delivers on All Fronts

As the trend of adapting short stories, 18th-century novels, and period romance drama continues, Alex Huston Fischer and Eleanor Wilson debut...

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DTJ - Publications

January 27, 2026

Sundance Acquisition Scene Heats Up While the Movies Get Sexy

The excitement of Sundance is in the collective sense of discovery. An overwhelming majority of films in the lineup are World Premieres await...

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Danny Jarabek

January 26, 2026

Sundance Flexes Its Oscar Muscles Day One of the Festival

This year marks the last Utah edition of the US’s largest independent film festival, and the first without the beating heart of the Sundance ...

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Cameron Ritter

January 22, 2026

2026 Sundance Film Festival Curtain Raiser

The final Sundance Film Festival in Park City, Utah, is finally upon us. After a month-long process of Sundance selecting its new location, T...

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The New Voice of News

January 15, 2026

Sundance Film Festival Preview 2026

The 2026 Sundance Film Festival is scheduled to be held in Park City and Salt Lake City, Utah from January 22 to February 1, 2026. The festiv...

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