Here’s what’s going on in Park City, Utah this year, as the year’s kickoff film festival brings together virtual reality experiments, independent cinema from around the world, and first-look sneak peaks from Netflix, Amazon Studios, HBO, and other distribution services.
Aug 23, 2019, 4:05 PM UTCAdi Robertson
The Hulu documentary Jawline poignantly explores the price of social media stardom
A charming, bittersweet documentary about getting famous online
Jun 7, 2019, 2:26 PM UTCAdi Robertson
Netflix’s I Am Mother is a slow, tense movie about how we love and fear AI
A cliched but effective thriller that draws from real-world robotics
Apr 17, 2019, 6:53 PM UTCTasha Robinson
Hail Satan? puts the fun in Satanic fundamentalism
Penny Lane’s documentary about The Satanic Temple’s grassroots activism is hilarious but thought-provoking
Mar 19, 2019, 3:11 PM UTCTasha Robinson
The Inventor examines the $9 billion Theranos scandal, and blames Silicon Valley
Alex Gibney’s latest documentary considers how a $9 billion company emerged, then dissolved, over a few short years
Feb 7, 2019, 6:07 PM UTCAdi Robertson
The best VR and AR of the Sundance Film Festival
New Frontier 2019 showcased Magic Leap and immersive theater
Feb 4, 2019, 2:00 PM UTCAdi Robertson
Paradise Hills is a gorgeous, confusing science fantasy
A surreal fairytale about a futuristic boarding school with a horrifying secret
Feb 1, 2019, 8:12 PM UTCTasha Robinson
Netflix’s Velvet Buzzsaw feels like Robert Altman’s Final Destination
It builds a compelling world, then burns it down
Jan 30, 2019, 3:47 PM UTCAdi Robertson
Netflix documentary The Great Hack turns the Cambridge Analytica scandal into high drama
A meandering look at a company that claimed to hack brains