Here’s what’s going on in Park City, Utah, this year, as 2020’s kickoff film festival brings together virtual reality experiments, independent cinema from around the world, and first-look sneak peeks from Netflix, Amazon Studios, HBO, and other distribution services.
Sundance VR and AR got extremely weird in 2020
Don’t forget to bring a swimsuit
La Llorona review: not the ghost story you’re expecting
A unique take on a familiar curse
Shirley is a gothic drama about Shirley Jackson’s haunted life
A fittingly weird take on a seminal author
Pepe the Frog died, and part of the internet died with him
The documentary Feels Good Man explores a meme’s life, death, and rebirth
Tesla review: a weird, fourth-wall-breaking take on the internet’s favorite inventor
It’s the kind of biopic where Ethan Hawke sings Tears for Fears
Zola review: proof that a viral Twitter thread can make a great movie
#TheStory turned into a gorgeous caper
Spree review: in search of an audience
Stranger Things’ Joe Keery gets his creep on in this murder-filled dark comedy