True/False 2019: Day 2 Number of Films: 3Best Movie of the Day: Cold Case Hammarskjöld Dark Suns: Forewarned that Julien Elie’s far-reaching screed on the state of Mexico’s hopelessly corrupted and completely ruined societal system of justice was a “dark film” (by …

JANUARY 31, 2019Sundance 2019: Day 7 Number of Films: 3Best Movie of the Day: This is Not Berlin This is Not Berlin: At an underground club in mid-‘80s Mexico City, a young woman is talking to the best friend of her younger brother …

Sundance 2019: Day 6 Number of Films: 3Best Movie of the Day: Official Secrets Official Secrets: As festivals often tend to do, when you see enough movies, eventually certain topics or themes emerge. This year, with the release of both this film and The …

Sundance: Day 4 Number of Films: 4Best Movie of the Day: The Last Black Man in San Francisco The Report: it might be difficult to remember after two years of the circus clown in office now, but a couple of decades ago, we …

Sundance 2019: Day 3 Number of Films: 3Best Movie of the Day: Ms. Purple Ms. Purple: Justin Chon’s film is elegantly constructed, with a beautiful visual palette, but all this production beauty is intentionally constructed against the ungainly emotional messiness of the protagonists. …

Sundance 2019: Day 2 Number of Films: 4Best Movie of the Day: The Hole in the Ground The Sharks: The finned predators may or may not be real — we only see one dorsal fin in the entire film, but that’s not …