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Sundance Film Festival · 2020

Sundance Film Festival 2020

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10 films · 3 reviews

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Beast Beast

Three interwoven stories of youths navigating identity, first love, petty crime, and gun violence in a southern American town.

(Country: US; Year: 2020; Director: Danny Madden; Writer: Danny Madden; Stars: Shirley Chen, Will Madden, Jose Angeles, Courtney Dietz, Daniel Rashid, Anissa Matlock, Stephen Ruffin, Chip Carriere, Kron Moore, Susan Gallagher, Charles Green, Cynthia Barrett, Paige McGarvin, Grace Rowe, Kurt Yue)

Black Bear

Review preview for Black Bear

Black Bear is a tremendously pretentious film but Plaza feels real and keeps it interesting, delivering one of 2020's most impressive performances.

Jennie Kermode · 4 out of 5
At a remote lake house, a filmmaker plays a calculated game of desire and jealousy in the pursuit of a work of art that blurs the boundaries between autobiography and invention.

(Country: US; Year: 2020; Director: Lawrence Michael Levine; Writer: Lawrence Michael Levine; Stars: Aubrey Plaza, Sarah Gadon, Christopher Abbott, Lindsay Burdge, Alexander Koch, Grantham Coleman, Paola Lázaro, Jennifer Kim, Shannon O'Neill, Lou Gonzalez, Aubrey Plaza, Sarah Gadon, Christopher Abbott, Lindsay Burdge, Alexander Koch)

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I Carry You With Me

An epic love story spanning decades is sparked by a chance encounter between two men in provincial Mexico. Based on a true story, ambition and societal pressure propel an aspiring chef to leave his soulmate and make the treacherous journey to New York, where life will never be the same.

(Country: US, Mexico; Year: 2020; Director: Heidi Ewing; Writer: Heidi Ewing, Alan Page; Stars: Armando Espitia, Christian Vazquez, Michelle Rodríguez, Ángeles Cruz, Raúl Briones, Arcelia Ramírez, Pascacio López, Michelle González, Luis Alberti, Yael Tadeo, Nery Arredondo, Alexia Morales, Alberto Trujillo, Armando Espitia, Christian Vazquez)

The Killing Of Two Lovers

Review preview for The Killing Of Two Lovers

David is stubborn in ways that still retain sympathy, even from Nikki, thanks in no small part to Crawford's portrayal, which has a naturalistic looseness that springs taut just at the right moments.

Amber Wilkinson · 4 out of 5
David desperately tries to keep his family of six together during a separation from his wife. They both agree to see other people but David struggles to grapple with his wife’s new relationship.

(Country: US; Year: 2020; Director: Robert Machoian; Writer: Robert Machoian; Stars: Clayne Crawford, Sepideh Moafi, Chris Coy, Barbara Whinnery, Avery Pizzuto, Ezra Graham, Arri Graham, Jonah Graham, Bruce Graham)

Full review See: Interview with Clayne Crawford about producing and starring in The Killing Of Two Lovers

La Leyenda Negra

In Compton, a soon-to-be undocumented teenager fights for her right to stay in America while risking her family, her friendships, and her first love.

(Country: US; Year: 2020; Director: Patricia Vidal Delgado; Writer: Patricia Vidal Delgado; Stars: Monica Betancourt, Kailei Lopez, Irlanda Moreno, Maria Jose Fernandez, Sammy Flores, Justin Avila, Jessica Moore, Okey Onyiuke, Adamma Ebo, Ollie, John Dellaporta, Brett Calo, Daniel Abraham Stevens, Bertha Reynoso, Diego Reynoso Alleyne)

The Mountains Are A Dream That Call To Me

On the Annapurna Massif, Tukten, a young Nepali man setting off for a new life as a labourer in Dubai, encounters an older Australian woman who causes him to change course and discover his homeland in a new light.

(Country: US; Year: 2020; Director: Cedric Cheung-Lau; Writer: Cedric Cheung-Lau; Stars: Sanjay Lama Dong, Alice Cummins, Sanjay Lama Dong, Alice Cummins)

Omniboat: A Fast Boat Fantasia

It's not just a speed boat ride, it's a Miami adventure.

(Country: US; Year: 2020; Director: The Daniels, Hannah Fidell, Alexa Lim Haas, Lucas Leyva, Olivia Lloyd, Jillian Mayer, The Meza Brothers, Terence Nance, Brett Potter, Dylan Redford, Xander Robin, Julian Yuri Rodriguez, Celia Rowlson-Hall; Stars: Mel Rodriguez, Finn Wolfhard, Casey Wilson, Adam Devine, Jessica Williams, Robert Redford)

Some Kind Of Heaven

Review preview for Some Kind Of Heaven

Sympathies increasingly lie with the women.

Amber Wilkinson · 3.5 out of 5
Behind the gates of a palm tree-lined fantasyland, four residents of America’s largest retirement community, The Villages, FL, strive to find happiness and meaning.

(Country: US; Year: 2020; Director: Lance Oppenheim)

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Spree

Kurt Kunkle, a rideshare driver thirsty for followers, has figured out a deadly plan to go viral. As his disturbing livestream is absurdly embraced by the social media hellscape, a comedienne emerges as the only hope to stop this rampage.

(Country: US; Year: 2020; Director: Eugene Kotlyarenko; Writer: Gene McHugh, Eugene Kotlyarenko; Stars: Joe Keery, Sasheer Zamata, David Arquette, Kyle Mooney, Mischa Barton, Josh Ovalle)

Summertime

In the heat of the summer, the lives of 25 strangers collide. A love letter to Los Angeles written and performed by a collective of young spoken word poets.

(Country: US; Year: 2020; Director: Carlos Lopez Estrada; Writer: Dave Harris, 19 Get Lit Poets; Stars: 19 Get Lit Poets)