The Disappearance of Shere Hite | Sundance 2023
By Jeffery Berg February 21, 2023
Nicole Newnham’s deft and captivating documentary recounts the life of sex researcher Shere Hite.
Nicole Newnham’s deft and captivating documentary recounts the life of sex researcher Shere Hite.
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.
A visually vibrant tribute to the “foremost video artist in the world” and “the father of video art.”
Smoothly entertaining and fast-paced, Lisa Cortés’s documentary thrives on her quotable and boisterous subject.
Performances by Phoebe Dynevor, Alden Ehrenreich, and Mia Goth stood out at Sundance this year.
Writer/director Raven Jackson’s debut feature reveals a perceptive and immensely talented filmmaker. The pleasures here are mainly mined from the visual and aural details.
In Ira Sachs’s brusquely told new film, the libido-led story line supported one of the festival’s best films.
Obviously improvised by its adult cast members to the point of repetition, the flabby film rambles on, like an uninspired Saturday Night Live sketch.
Plenty of films at the festival will be readily available in the next several months, such as these three.