Tag: sundance
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Cryptozoo
Cryptozoo 95 Minutes, Not yet rated Written and Directed by Dash Shaw Synopsis: Cryptozookeepers try to capture a Baku, a dream-eating hybrid creature of legend, and start wondering if they should display these beasts or keep them hidden and unknown. Cryptozoo, I quickly discovered, was a hand-drawn, full-length animated movie made for adults. Adults. I…
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John and the Hole
John and the Hole 98 Minutes, Not yet rated Written by Nicolás Giacobone Directed by Pascual Sisto Synopsis: A coming-of-age psychological thriller that plays out the unsettling reality of a kid who holds his family captive in a hole in the ground. This is a film that was going to be at the Cannes Film…
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Mayday
Mayday 100 Minutes, Not Rated Written and Directed by Karen Cinorre Synopsis: Ana is transported to a dreamlike and dangerous land where she joins an army of girls engaged in a never-ending war along a rugged coast. Though she finds strength in this exhilarating world, she comes to realize that she’s not the killer they…
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In The Same Breath
In The Same Breath 95 Minutes, Unrated Directed by Nanfu Wang Synopsis: How did the Chinese government turn pandemic cover ups in Wuhan into a triumph for the Communist party? Wow. There was a lot to talk about on this one. And talk we did. Have a listen as we expound on this great documentary…
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Knocking
Knocking 78 Minutes Written by Emma Brostrom and Johan Theorin Directed by Frida Kempff Synopsis: A woman leaves a psychiatric ward after a nervous breakdown, only to start hearing mysterious knocking sounds in her apartment. It’s no secret we love foreign thriller/horror films, and this one from Sweden, which played in the Midnight segment of…
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Street Gang: How We Got To Sesame Street
Street Gang: How We got To Sesame Street 107 Minutes, Not Rated Written by Michael Davis Directed by Marilyn Agrelo Synopsis: A look at the history of the long-running children’s TV show, “Sesame Street.” Here’s another documentary which showed at the Sundance Film Festival mining our childhood to provide entertainment and education. First it was…