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Film & Television

Wednesday, June 22, 2022

Banal, broad Sundance film “Cha Cha Real Smooth” goes down easy

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While Raiff’s penchant for earnestness remains a grounding force behind “Cha Cha Real Smooth,” the novelty of his sincerity and emotional subjectivity has mostly worn off, his portrayal of liminality more vaguely delineated and less insightful and critically self-reflexive than it purports to be.
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Film & Television, Sundance Film Festival

Thursday, February 3, 2022
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‘Dos Estaciones’ is sobering look at Jalisco’s evanescent tequila industry

“Dos Estaciones” is as somber and candid as one might expect from a film fresh out of Sundance, but this Spanish-language feature has much more to offer than the beauty and buzz that surrounds it.
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Film & Television, Sundance Film Festival

Thursday, January 27, 2022
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Supernatural, societal issues masterfully converge in Mariama Diallo’s ‘Master’

“Master” wins because of its simplicity, effectiveness and wit, serving as a great addition to modern-day horror.
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Film & Television, Sundance Film Festival

Monday, January 24, 2022
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What we’ve watched: Sundance 2022 returns online, delivers crowd-pleasers sans crowd

The Sundance program showcases a unique array of stories spanning genre and perspective. At The Daily Californian, arts reporters Vincent Tran and Megha Ganapathy and arts editor Maya Thompson have stepped up to explore this vast selection.
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Summer Orientation 2021

Thursday, June 10, 2021
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Mark your calendars: Upcoming movies for summer 2021

This summer shapes up as a season of options: variety in the movies to choose and variety in the ways to watch them. Here are movies slated for the summer.
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Film & Television, Sundance Film Festival

Tuesday, February 9, 2021
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Jerrod Carmichael’s ‘On the Count of Three’ is pitch-black twist on buddy comedy

Carmichael’s directing style focuses on propelling the story forward, with each successive scene scaling the action up further.
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Film & Television, Sundance Film Festival

Tuesday, February 9, 2021
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Robin Wright blows a fuse in directorial debut ‘Land’

The source of Edee’s anguish finally comes into full focus, but, like so much of “Land,” is only meekly connected, forming a not so subtle caveat separated from the film’s core.
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Film & Television, Sundance Film Festival

Friday, February 5, 2021
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‘Cryptozoo’ proves that cartoons are for adults, too

In “Cryptozoo,” an intimate sex scene and occasional graphic violence work to make sure you know that this is not necessarily meant for children.
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Film & Television, Sundance Film Festival

Friday, February 5, 2021
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Mind-blowing, boggling, bending: ‘A Glitch in the Matrix’ is Sundance’s red pill

“A Glitch in the Matrix” is a fun, mind-blowing watch that allows one’s mind to wander into the inconceivable. So, what if we are living in a simulation?
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Film & Television, Sundance Film Festival

Thursday, February 4, 2021
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Nic Cage isn’t unhinged enough in ‘Prisoners of the Ghostland’

Cage spends too much time listening to exposition and waiting for the surprisingly listless plot to push him into the next weird occurrence.
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