Sundance 2023 (original) (raw)

‘Rotting in the Sun’ Review: Sebastián Silva Skewers the Shallow Solipsism of the Queer Artist in Dark Comedy

Playing a version of himself, the Chilean director teams with social media influencer Jordan Firstman on this existential farce about sex, suicide and the creative void.

Rotting in the Sun

‘In My Mother’s Skin’ Review: Folk-Horror Feast Evokes ‘Pan’s Labyrinth’ in the Best of Ways

Selected for the Midnight section at Sundance, Philippine director Kenneth Dagatan’s feature sold to Amazon Prime before the festival began.

Beauty Gonzales in In My Mother’s Skin

‘Invisible Beauty’ Review: A Trailblazing Model Combats Industry Racism in Thoughtful Doc Self-Portrait

Bethann Hardison teams up with Frédéric Tcheng to direct a documentary chronicling her legendary modeling career and efforts to tackle discrimination in the industry.

Invisible Beauty

How W. Kamau Bell Feels About Bill Cosby’s Announced Return to Stand-Up Stage

In Park City for the Sundance Film Festival, the 'We Need to Talk About Cosby' creator offers his take on the proposed tour: "I don't know a lot of 85-year-old comedians on tour, especially with his history."

W. Kamau Bell

‘Run Rabbit Run’ Review: Sarah Snook in a Maternal Horror Flick Whose Shivers Are Only Skin-Deep

The 'Succession' star plays a mother whose relationship with her young daughter takes a turn for the fraught in Daina Reid's film.

Sarah Snook in Run Rabbit Run

‘The Stroll’ Review: A Story of Survival, Sisterhood and Erasure Told by the Trans Women of Color Who Lived It

Co-directors Kristen Lovell and Zackary Drucker trace the history of New York’s Meatpacking District and its overnight gentrification from sex-worker beat to well-heeled hipster precinct.

A still from The Stroll by Kristen Lovell and Zackary Drucker

Sundance: Newly Engaged Stars of ‘Theater Camp’ Ben Platt and Noah Galvin Make Splash With Fest Debut

THR caught up with the pair on opening night in Park City, where their film sold to Searchlight Pictures.

Ben Platt and Noah Galvin

The Hollywood Reporter Critics Pick the 15 Best Films of Sundance 2023

A deliciously juicy psychological thriller starring Thomasin McKenzie and Anne Hathaway, an Olympian’s stunning directorial debut and a spirited documentary portrait of Little Richard are among faves from the fest.

Passages, Past Lives, A Michael J Fox Story, and Earth Mama.

‘Victim/Suspect’ Review: A Sobering Documentary Exposes the Ways Many Sexual Assault Accusers Are Railroaded

The second feature-length doc from the helmer of ‘Roll Red Roll’ focuses on a journalist’s deep dive into a nationwide travesty of justice.

Victim Suspect

Sundance: Inside Fest’s Hottest Parties and Events (Updating)

The beloved Park City film festival returned to in-person festivities this year, bringing with it a packed schedule of parties, events and gatherings.

Actors Tenoch Huerta, left, and Yalitza Aparicio from "Sweatshop Girl," dance during The Latinx House Latin American Filmmakers Cocktail Reception Sponsored by Luminate at the Sundance Film Festival inside the Latinx House on Saturday Jan. 21, 2023 in Park City.

‘Plan C’ Review: Sensitive Doc Depicts Warriors for a Women’s Right to Choose

Tracy Droz Tragos, who directed 2016's ‘Abortion: Stories Women Tell,’ takes a look at the women running an advisory service for those seeking abortion drugs.

Center and Right: Tracy Droz Tragos and Francine Coeytaux

‘Radical’ Review: Eugenio Derbez Plays an Unorthodox Teacher in a Standard but Appealing Crowd-Pleaser

Christopher Zalla’s uplifting tearjerker is based on the true story of an impassioned educator who turned around the grades of his failing class in just a year.

A still from the movie 'Radical' featuring Eugenio Derbez running outdoors with a group of schoolchildren, all of which have a planet in the solar system attached to the front of their shirts

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