My second Sundance dispatch deals with abortion, torture and cannibalism: what a scintillating combination for a bitterly cold weekend!
Peg Aloi
Film Reviews: Sundance 2022 — Dispatch #1, People Are Horrible and Amazing
The first three films I saw at the Sundance Film Festival were very high-profile premieres.
Arts Feature: Best Movies (With Some Disappointments) of 2021
Our demanding critics choose the best films (along with some disappointments) of the year.
Arts Feature: According to Our Critics — The Best That TV Offered in 2021
After a brief respite, we were driven indoors (again) and told to stay there, so we turned to our screens for entertainment.
Film Review: “Benedetta” — Get Thee to a Nunnery, Go!
Rather disappointingly, but perhaps not surprisingly, the expressions of lesbian eroticism in Benedetta are very obviously depicted for the male gaze.
Arts Remembrance: Singing Sondheim — A Personal Appreciation
Stephen Sondheim’s songs told stories about people just trying to be, sung by characters struggling to make sense of a confusing world, yearning to take the next step. But his intricately structured melodies soared and tiptoed and sauntered and sometimes wisely took the long way home.
WATCH CLOSELY: HBO”s “Scenes from a Marriage” — Love, Naturally
These are people behaving badly, even while they struggle to retain their dignity.
Film Review: “The Electrical Life of Louis Wain” — Do Englishmen Dream of Electric Cats? One Did.
This wholly original period piece crackles with energy, humor, and pathos.
WATCH CLOSELY: “Nox” is a Riveting French Crime Thriller
The overlapping worlds of ancient Paris architecture, entrenched police corruption, and the criminality of underground internet culture generate some suspenseful plot twists and white-knuckle scenes of terror.
WATCH CLOSELY: Spooky Season Has Barely Begun
Here are some wonderful offerings to get you through the gloomy months ahead, including under-sung and under-seen horror baubles that you may have missed.