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Three very different stories of the modern Black experience launched the U.S. Dramatic Competition program at Sundance this year, with mixed results. They all have performances that distinguish them from the crowd, and they all clearly come from a place of good intention—a desire for representation, to tell stories that have been too long ignored. … Continue reading “Sundance 2022: Master, Emergency, 892”
On their face, stories concerning a controversial 1990s pop star, three Indian men dedicating their lives to saving birds, and a decades-old massacre shouldn’t connect, but such is the unpredictability of the World Cinema Documentary Competition at the Sundance Film Festival. Political unrest connects these three films. Unlikely heroes populate them. And each is more … Continue reading “Sundance 2022: Nothing Compares, All That Breathes, Tantura”
Jesse Eisenberg’s directorial debut “When You Finish Saving the World” opened the Sundance film festival this year with a dramedy style that’s familiar to the Park City event. We may not be in Utah, but the quirky characters come to us on our couches now. Sadly, the quirks this time around feel forced and shallow, … Continue reading “Sundance 2022: When You Finish Saving the World, Living, Call Jane”
