Didn’t Die, 2025. Directed by Meera Menon. Starring Kiran Deol, George Basil, Samrat Chakrabarti, Katie McCuen, Ali Lopez-Sohaili, Kandis Fay, Rupak Ginn, Rachna Khatau, Jhanelle Elissa, Vishal Vijayakumar, and August Redd. SYNOPSIS: As the zombie apocalypse unfolds, a podcast host struggles to maintain their dwindling audience amidst the chaos. There is a chance one might […]
2025 Sundance Film Festival Review – The Librarians
The Librarians, 2025, Directed by Kim A. Snyder. SYNOPSIS: Librarians unite to combat book banning, defending intellectual freedom on democracy’s frontlines amid unprecedented censorship in Texas, Florida, and beyond. The first talking head interview in director Kim A. Snyder’s The Librarians is with an anonymous individual. It’s a brilliant, small, creative decision as, from the […]
2025 Sundance Film Festival Review – Two Women
Two Women, 2025. Directed by Chloé Robichaud. Starring Laurence Leboeuf, Karine Gonthier-Hyndman, Mani Soleymanlou, Sophie Nélisse, Juliette Gariépy, Patrick Abellard, and Félix Moati. SYNOPSIS: Two struggling mothers grapple with unfulfilled expectations and societal pressures. As they navigate their roles as wives and professionals, one woman’s unexpected affair sparks a reevaluation of their lives and priorities. […]
2025 Sundance Film Festival Review – The Stringer
The Stringer, 2025. Directed by Bao Nguyen. SYNOPSIS: A two-year investigation uncovers a scandal behind the making of one of the most-recognized photographs of the 20th century. Five decades of secrets are unraveled in the search for justice for a man known only as “the stringer.” On June 8th, 1972, nine-year-old Phan Thị Kim Phúc […]
2025 Sundance Film Festival Review – The Ugly Stepsister
The Ugly Stepsister, 2025. Written and Directed by Emilie Blichfeldt. Starring Lea Myren, Thea Sofie Loch Næss, Ane Dahl Torp, Flo Fagerli, Isac Calmroth, Malte Gårdinger, Ralph Carlsson, Isac Aspberg, Albin Weidenbladh, Oksana Czerkasyna, Katarzyna Herman, Adam Lundgren, Willy Ramnek Petri, Cecilia Forss, Kyrre Hellum, Richard Forsgren, Agnieszka Żulewska, Philip Lenkowsky, and Staffan Kolhammar. SYNOPSIS: […]
