R.M.N.
Director Cristian Mungiu lays bare the tensions, pettiness, and fears in the mountainous Transylvanian rust belt, and takes the temperature of the populace—it has a high fever.
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Beau Is Afraid
Ari Aster has come up with a fantastical, Freudian grab bag of guilt and resentment for his third film.
Joyland | Sundance 2023
Of the dozen or so narrative films seen at this year’s Sundance Film Festival, this expansive and novelistic film from Pakistan takes the prize as the most illuminating.
Nam June Paik: Moon Is the Oldest TV | Sundance 2023
A visually vibrant tribute to the “foremost video artist in the world” and “the father of video art.”
Little Richard: I Am Everything | Sundance 2023
Smoothly entertaining and fast-paced, Lisa Cortés’s documentary thrives on her quotable and boisterous subject.
The Blind Man Who Did Not Want to See Titanic
The film nimbly becomes a thriller without shedding its established rhythm. Before you know it, the tone has turned uncomfortably ominous.
Three Great Performances | Sundance 2023: Infinity Pool, Fair Play
Performances by Phoebe Dynevor, Alden Ehrenreich, and Mia Goth stood out at Sundance this year.
Passages | Sundance 2023
In Ira Sachs’s brusquely told new film, the libido-led story line supported one of the festival’s best films.