Joyland | Sundance 2023
By Kent Turner February 10, 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.
Top Picks
Huesera: The Bone Woman
By Paul Weissman
Director Michelle Garza Cervera deftly examines motherhood and identity while creating a solid horror flick that is grounded and punctuated with moments of hallucinatory terror.
Nam June Paik: Moon Is the Oldest TV | Sundance 2023
By Kent Turner February 8, 2023
A visually vibrant tribute to the “foremost video artist in the world” and “the father of video art.”
Godland
By Kevin Filipski February 3, 2023
The austere setting of the Icelandic tundra gives Godland the visual trappings of a man vs. nature story. However, it is more complex than that.
Full Time
By Caroline Ely
This frenetic and nerve-wracking movie makes the point that for many, it’s worse than a jungle out there.
Pianoforte | Sundance 2023
By Kent Turner January 30, 2023
There is still life in the kids-in-competition documentary mini-genre, here focusing on the prestigious 2021 International Chopin Piano Prize.
Cairo Conspiracy
By Ted Metrakas January 27, 2023
An espionage film that dramatizes the epic struggle between politics and religion in the modern age.
The Best Films of 2022
By Kent Turner December 20, 2022
Although the year ended on a subdued note after many of the high profile, highly touted fall releases failed to click with audiences, here’s to 2022’s bright spots.
Good Night Oppy
By Kevin Filipski December 8, 2022
Rarely has science been so buoyantly personalized as in this wondrous journey that follows the amazing—and extended—lifetime of the Mars rover Opportunity.