Sundance 2023: The Movies Everyone's Talking About From The Festival
Park City received critical acclaim at the 2023 Sundance Film Festival and is back in person after two years of virtual screenings. There was a lot of talk about Daisy Ridley and Jonathan Majors' performances, the surprising events that divided the audience, and the text editing that plagued Twitter timelines a few years ago. Could there be a Best Picture winner like CODA in the future ? Here's the festival guide and what critics had to say about the buzziest films:
Sometimes I think about death
Ever wondered where Daisy Ridley has been since the end of the Star Wars trilogy, we've got the answer. Ray is back on Sometimes I Think About Death , which opened at Sundance. Fran plays a socially awkward office worker who develops a relationship with a new employee at her company, played by Rami Dev Merheji , and as the title suggests, ends up killing herself in many ways. It is based on the Oscar-nominated short film of the same name.
" Sometimes I Think About Dying " is a "poetic exploration" of loneliness and "a beautiful piece about how difficult, yet liberating, bonding can be," Hollywood Reporter Lovia Jarekje wrote for Indie Wire's Kate Erbland. In this "humble anchor" Ridley boasts a "subtle performance that has never been out of place" in the Star Wars films. Richard Lawson of Vanity Fair also said that after Star Wars , Ridley was able to become "simpler and weirder" and create a "magnetic turn", although the film itself was not as impressive as her performance.
But reviewer Tomris Lafley tweeted that the Sundance audience had a "great response" to the film's premiere - though Lafley said, "I'll probably be more excited to be here again in two years."
Pod generation
Will the pod save America?
Game of Thrones star Emilia Clarke stars in this not-so-distant sci-fi drama, which offers couples "convenient (and shared) motherhood with portable wombs or artificial legs" so daughters don't have to carry your children. The Sundance plot synopsis reports that Rachel, played by Clarke, finds work at a facility called a "cruel center" even though her husband, a geek played by Chiwetel Ejiofor, naturally wants to have the baby. Directed by Sophie Bart, the film was described by Sundance as a "social satire of divorced parenthood."
As Variety explained, the "funny but darkly resonant" film "concerns how much the medical establishment controls fertility and how society at large tries to instill alienation in us." Owen Gleiberman described it as a cross between Woody Allen's Sleeper and Rosemary's Baby . According to Amber Wilkinson of Screen Daily , "A beautiful prospect and a charming central couple should help win over distributors and audiences."
However, other critics were more mixed on the film, with Jason Bailey of The Playlist writing that The Pod Generation is "full of compelling ideas" but nothing that is "unpredictable from the opening moments".
Rebirth / rebirth
There will be! Titled Midnight, this horror film from director Laura Moss, which was screened at the Sundance Film Festival, has been described as a modern version of Frankenstein . Birth/Rebirth centers on pathologist Rose and midwife Celie, the latter of whom is the mother of six-year-old Lila. After Lila's apparent death, Celie "never died again," reports Damon Wise of Deadline . But he is alive and in a coma in Rose's apartment, where he is being supplemented with a serum based on human abortion. Are you starting to understand why this is slated as a midnight movie?
Entertainment Weekly's Joshua Rothkopf described Birth/ Rebirth as "brutal and punishing", while Jacob Oller praised it as "a smart, raw, dark gem". Flickr legend Shaun Monroe also said the "fantastic" center of Marine Ireland and Judy Reiss "takes it to the next level".
World of Reel reports that the screening of the film had to be canceled because some moviegoers were "outraged" by the film's gruesome scenes, perhaps the best support Moss could have hoped for. Birth/Rebirth is Shuder's original, so it's expected to air sometime in 2023, at which point we'll hopefully end Skinamarinka 's dream.
Extremist
Two years after playing a motivational teacher in CODA , Eugenio Derbez is back at Sundance. As a radical , a teacher decides to take a different approach to teaching elementary school students in Mexico. This is the year It's a true story based on a 2013 Wired article "A Radical Method to Unlock a Generation of Geniuses."
Radical stands out from other similar teacher-inspired films with its "use of improvisational techniques and a crisp, clear visual style that treats the viewer as if they were just another grader," Pete Hammond of Deadline explained and added. "It's really funny." A story with real potential to make a difference." Collider's Perry Nemiroff also said, "I was thrilled and blown away by the performance of Derbies Radical ," who was "star-studded and big-hearted" and received a standing ovation at the ceremony.
The land of dreams
But Eugenio Derbez isn't the only CODA star returning to Sundance this year.
CODA star Emilia Jones has also starred in two Sundance films, the first being Fairyland . The film follows Alicia, a young girl who moves to San Francisco in the 1970s after her father dies and begins dating men openly, Sundance reported. It is based on the true story of Alicia Abbott's memoir of the same name, told by Scott McNairy as the father.
" Fairyland is a moving and moving father-daughter relationship of acceptance, loss, and regret," Matt Nelia tweeted at Next Best Picture , noting that the film received a standing ovation and "many tears." It was heard at the end. Scott Menzel of We Live Entertainment said Jones and McNairy were "absolutely stunning" in the "emotionally powerful" film, while Morteza El Fadil of The AV Club said the film was mostly "absolutely heartbreaking". . Because of McNairy's interpretation. Cathy Walsh of The Wrap agreed, writing that McNairy has "never looked better."
Little Richard: I am everything
A documentary about Little Richard surprised him at the Sundance Film Festival. The life and legacy of a rock and roll icon is celebrated in this film from director Lisa Cortez, who, according to Sundance, "explodes the canon of white American pop." Produced by CNN and HBO Max, the documentary features archival footage and interviews with veteran musicians and the singer's family.
David Rooney of The Hollywood Reporter wrote , "Kortz gives little Richard the full credit he's been denied so many times in his life." Playlist Gregory Elwood He credits the film as "thrilling and poignant" and "admits to capturing the most revealing portrait of a complex man, mostly in his own words," and Variety's Owen Gleiberman called it "a thrilling documentary worthy of Little Richard." The evidence is "absolutely compelling" that his contribution to rock and roll is "persistently underappreciated". The film addresses the singer's "exploitation" by "white artists and the music industry in general," according to Rolling Stone's Marlo Stern.
Little Richard: I am everything It should be released in April.
Still Life: The Movie by Michael J
Hard Back to Future Star Michael J. Fox is the subject of this recent documentary about his life, career and battle with Parkinson's disease.
The documentary uses hours of footage from Fox interviews with the director, whose previous documentaries include an inconvenient truth . Critics, however, have noted that the actor's use of film and television images to illustrate the stories he tells is interesting. Daniel Fienberg of The Hollywood Reporter described the film as "experimental". For example, "Fox's story of how he landed the role in Back to the Future is told visually, including shots of the stars from his other film , Bright Lights, Big City ," said Deadline 's Pete Hammond. That approach, he said, was "inspired" and deserved an award.
Overall, the "brilliant and flawless" documentary is "a reminder of who Fox's character was and still is on screen," said Variety's Peter DeBrugge , while critic Scott Muntz called it "a powerful, clear-cut triumph." But: Michael J. Fox's movie debuts on Apple TV+ .
Dream magazine
2023 will be an important year for Jonathan Mears.
The actor is getting rave reviews at Sundance for his performance as a Travis Bickle-style bodybuilder in Magazine Dreams , in which the character wants to be a star, even though doctors say his passion is causing him irreparable damage. According to the festival, the film "explores the toxicity of self-embracing to live up to unrealistic expectations and ideals of masculinity."
Dream Magazine's Ross Bonheim said that Uncut Gems , by contrast, was "two hours of hard work" as we watched "a man kill himself." Justin Chang of the Los Angeles Times wrote that it is a "brutal exploration of physical limbo and psychological collapse" centered around Majors ' "absolutely stunning" performance, describing the film as "brave in purpose". Giving someone a popularity rating. Black stranger.
Major already had a big February and March with Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantum Mania and Creed III , which received standing ovations after the film's premiere. Could this be his first Oscar nomination?
Justice
Daisy Ridley isn't the only Star Wars actress returning to Sundance.
There's Alden Ehrenreich, who we haven't seen since he played a young Han Solo in Han Solo: A Star Wars Story . But she stars alongside Phoebe Dynevor in the hit show , where her character's fiance gets a big promotion at the financial firm where she works, despite expectations of her.
From there, the film "explores the corrupt nature of power and how a single-minded commitment to climbing the corporate ladder can tear apart relationships like a disease," writes Ben Pearson of Slashfilm . . . and "big" shows. Ehrenreich in particular gives a "great twist" to this "dark, fast-paced thriller," proving his character isn't "an outright monster," according to Vanity Fair 's Richard Lawson. It's an "incredibly powerful and compelling" film, with ScreenRant 's Mai Abdel-Baqi agreeing that it's "a must-see," and several critics have hailed it as a highlight of the Fair Play Festival.
Netflix bought Fair Play for $20 million, the same amount Apple paid for CODA. In 2021
Past life
But for some critics it wasn't even a Best Picture competition at Sundance: It was Celine Song's Past Lives , a novel by Richard Linklater compared to a trilogy. The film focuses on Nora and Hye-sun, whose childhood romance ends when her family moves to Canada when they are young. But after that, they meet every 12 years, including when Hye-sung visits New York. This is the author's debut song.
It looks just like the first one. IndieWire 's David Ehrlich raved that the "subtle but hauntingly beautiful film" is "ripe" to be one of the best films of 2023. The Guardian's Benjamin Lee called it that, while Damon Wise of Deadline called it "unexpectedly beautiful and classy". A great character” This speaks deeply about the concept of love in modern times.
Past Life will be released by A24 , so could the studio really have another "everything, anywhere, all at once" type of Oscar contender for next year?
A decent society
However, direct comparisons with people everywhere can be a practical ironic political community . We Are Lady Parts creator Nida Mansoor makes her directorial debut with a film about an older Pakistani woman who kidnaps her sister from her wedding.
The film is "hilarious and endlessly rowdy", a "sweet and believable heist-thriller full of visual arts, martial arts, social horror and mild female angst," Bolomy Das wrote of the playlist . Horror Queers podcast host Trace Thurman called it a "scary, fun, action-packed character that finds an emotional foundation in both cards" and a great performance by Nimra Bucha.
Collider 's editor-in-chief Steven Weintraub also picked Political Society as one of his favorite films of the festival, tweeting that it was "so much fun" and that "you'll want to see this movie with a big crowd." Theaters in April.
Theater camp
Stage kids are everywhere, ready to be noticed.
Dear Evan Hansen , Ben Platt stars in this comedy about a theater camp in New York. The inventor, played by Amy Sedaris, suddenly falls into a coma and his son, played by Jimmy Tatro, is suddenly assigned to continue. According to Sundance, "on the brink of financial collapse," he must "get together with a group of eccentric professors to find a solution before the premiere."
Stage Camp was mostly improvisation, and Nick Allen of RogerEbert.com called it "a very funny, light-hearted comedy" with a "let's put on a show" mentality. It seems to have gone down well with the Sundance crowd. The Daily Beast 's Kevin Fallon wrote: "The applause at Sundance proves that this world appeals to people who know it because they're part of it." The film features original songs that , according to Abe Friedanzer of AwardsWatts, "work well in a subtly catchy performance setting."
But at Sundance, it was probably the film's children who took the stage for the musical that surprised them. According to The Hollywood Reporter , "the audience screams and cheers like a Broadway show." According to Deadline , Searchlight is considering an $8 million deal for the film and plans to release it theatrically.
You hurt my feelings
After Inishirin Banshee , there's another movie with an idea that sounds like the epitome of Curb Your Desires.
Oscar-nominated writer/director Nicole Holofcener ( Just Say It ) returns to Sundance for Hurt Me, in which Julia Louis -Dreyfus plays a novelist who suddenly confesses to her angry husband, played by Tobias Menzies, that she's not one of her mistresses. i don't like. After a new book. .
The film is "a mosaic of tiny details mixed with legal sensibility," says The Hollywood Reporter David Rooney, who, like Varman's Owen Gleiberman , pokes fun at "our over-emotional, patronizing culture." The Playlist's Jason Bailey called the film "smart, warm, and very funny."
The album You Hurt My Feelings was released by A24 , so the studio will be at the festival again this year.
Flora and her son
The director did it again .
Set in Dublin, John Carney's latest musical Flora and Son tells the story of a young mother who bonds with her daughter "through the unifying power of music," according to the Sundance description. Eva Juliusson (after Bono), Oren Kinlan and Joseph Gordon-Leusvet.
It's Carini 's first film since 2016's "Song Street," but it features "a musical charm in the mold of the director's past hits" and a "star performance" from Houston, according to The Hollywood Reporter's Boris Keith. Brian Roy tweeted the winner of the Golden Derby , saying he was a "harder winner" and "more special" than Carney, "a good friend and that, a good person we have." Phillips owns Apple for $20 million.
Eileen
Eileen ranks as one of the most promising filmmakers in this country. Based on the novel of the same name, the film stars Thomasin McKenzie as Eileen, who works in a prison in the 1960s and has an affair with a woman played by Anne Hathaway who joins the staff.
You can carefully avoid spoilers if you want, because the film has a shocking twist that Matt Nelia of Next Best Picture called "one of the steepest twists I've ever seen" in a movie. Some viewers were "surprised" by this, Nelia explained, and Vanity Fair 's Richard Lawson director William Oldroyd wrote, "They didn't try hard enough to earn our loyalty before pulling back the rug and smiling."
Odna Dorugie reviews estaliso pod in pechatleniem. Ryan Lattanzio of IndieWire said Mackenzie and Hathaway "show the best roles of their careers in a strange, almost romantic novel , which seems to be a cross between Carroll and Hitchcock" - trying not to give "a twist". Far away. Slashfilm 's Ben Pearson stars in this story, which is a "contemporary, new story" from the movie star who "shares history with a cinematic past."
They are not mine, but it is time and the best is "Newcomer in Soho ", which is a film with the award-winning Thomas McKenzie and 1960-x Prosto.
Strength
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One of the most popular stars of the festival is this psychological thriller that started in the first year of 2017 and was published in the New York newspaper. Emilia Jones plays CODA as a successful college graduate whose father is a wealthy citizen, the governor of Nicholas Brown .
Honeymooners love your boyfriend. That's what the wrap is all about, "smiling, cute, and adaptively dynamic," according to IndieWire's Keith Erbaland , adding , "These stories aren't that rich." But Entertainment Weekly 's Leah Greenblatt calls the "Cat-Man " short stories an "incomplete, highly implausible thriller," and Premiere Show's Alex Billington wrote on Twitter that the film is "messy" and "not at all annoying." no i don't. Stupid." Korchithasya 2 hrs.' Elizabeth Ilkinson is the judge of Fox, the most powerful country in the world, "nemuh treatment, the most important country in history." Even the Prime Minister of Sundance can't pick the right one.
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