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SUNDANCE REVIEW – “Cha Cha Real Smooth”
Back in 2020, in the midst of the pandemic, I put on a little movie called Shithouse which had some critical praise but I didn’t think much of it at the time. By the end of the film, I was so profoundly moved by a film, for the first time …
SUNDANCE REVIEW – “892
892 follows the real-life story of former U.S. Marine veteran Brian Easley. The film begins with him desperate and estranged from his wife and daughter in a cheap motel in Atlanta. Out of pure desperation, Brian is driven to a Wells Fargo where he goes up to the bank teller …
SUNDANCE REVIEW – “Tantura”
In Tantura, director Alon Schwarz visits former Israeli soldiers of the Alexandroni brigade as well as Palestinian residents in an effort to re-examine what happened in Tantura and explore why “Nakba” is taboo in Israeli society. Nearly all of the people that Alon Schwarz visits and interviews are well into …
SUNDANCE REVIEW – “Riotsville, USA”
Riotsville, USA is an archival documentary that tells the story of riot management program formed by the U.S. Military in the 1960s that were formed in response to civil rights protests/riots that were popping up in cities across the nation. The film carefully deconstructs the tense political climate that was …
SUNDANCE REVIEW – “Resurrection”
Resurrection follows the story of Margaret (Rebecca Hall) who leads a successful and extremely orderly life. She seemingly achieves both the high demands of her career and being a single mother to her teenage daughter Abbie, who is fiercely independent and defiant. However, one day, a man named David (Tim …