January 27th, 2022 by Jason Coleman
It’s January…Sundance time! The Sundance Film Festival 2022 is currently underway virtually and thus once again more than just the lucky few get the chance to get a gander at possible cinematic wonders in store. Sadly, a large portion of the fictitious features either have a name attached (Karen “Nebula” Gillan is not exactly an unknown!) or have distribution and are going to hit the TV screen soon after. (You can catch Fresh on Hulu in March…for free!) So to lesson the distinctive Hollywood vibe of Sundance I decided to strictly hit the documentaries for a change and was certainly glad I did. (Though truth be told I saw a LOT of HBO Documentary headers going in!) From personal tales of abuse both at work and home to tales of powerful men falling and strong women rising, check out my four Sundance Film Festival 2022 Encapsulated Movie Reviews documentary-style below! Continue reading ‘Sundance Film Festival 2022 – Four Encapsulated Doc Reviews’
February 3rd, 2021 by Jason Coleman
The 2021 Sundance Film Festival has officially closed its virtual curtains and it was an interesting one to say the least. On the positive side one could not only check out various film fare from home but also skip past the way too revealing programmer intro so going into the movie cold was a blissful reality. Downside is even though it was impossible to see everything (wasn’t able to see Coda and I missed the screening time for Knocking!) what I did see was a mixed bag. While there were a couple of serious standouts, there were also some dismal outings that warranted a zero dog rating from yours truly. It’s a strange thing to see such subpar stuff coming out of the iconic Sundance and maybe marks a need for a shift in those who program the fest. (Weird doesn’t necessarily mean it’s better people!) In any case taking on the good, so-so and very ugly I was able to check out a whopping fourteen titles over a week and the opinions are now live. Docs about getting to the truth, tales of female empowerment, love during quarantine, the effects of trauma and so much more – check out our Sundance Film Festival 2021 Encapsulated Movie Reviews below!
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