Peg Aloi
A suspenseful, finely-crafted historical thriller that reminds us that the triumph of evil depends on good men doing nothing.
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This dispatch reviews three documentaries that are very different from each other, but are all fascinating and engaging. This was an excellent year for documentaries at Sundance. I will review several more before this year’s dispatches are complete.
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These three Sundance films supplied very intense viewing experiences.
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When given a choice, tend to choose films that are fairly harrowing to watch. The next three Sundance Fest films on my slate were often disturbing, but also powerful and inspiring on many levels.
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I’ve seen a really interesting assortment of films so far. I can’t recite them all from memory, but they’re not blurring into each other, either. Not yet, anyway.
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My second Sundance dispatch deals with abortion, torture and cannibalism: what a scintillating combination for a bitterly cold weekend!
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The first three films I saw at the Sundance Film Festival were very high-profile premieres.
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After a brief respite, we were driven indoors (again) and told to stay there, so we turned to our screens for entertainment.
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Rather disappointingly, but perhaps not surprisingly, the expressions of lesbian eroticism in Benedetta are very obviously depicted for the male gaze.
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Arts Feature: Best Movies (With Some Disappointments) of 2021
Our demanding critics choose the best films (along with some disappointments) of the year.
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