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Sundance
January 31, 2020
Critical Mass
Rumaan Alam
The Assistant
Looks at the Woman Behind a Bad Man
This unsettling movie about a Harvey Weinstein–like figure confronts the systems that support sexual misconduct.
September 3, 2019
Daphne Merkin
Cold Case Hammarskjöld
’s Artful Paranoia
How do you investigate a vast international intrigue in a culture that is overloaded with conspiracy theories?
August 27, 2019
Zoë Hu
Crazy Sad Asians
Lulu Wang's "The Farewell" pushes back on the assimilationist myths of Asian American entertainment.
January 20, 2017
Tim Grierson
The Ten Most Intriguing Films at Sundance
Last year's buzzy slate proved to be this year's award winners. Here are some of the films we could be talking about for months.
January 29, 2016
Sam Fragoso
Werner Herzog Is Ready for the End of the World
The director on what it's like to be unplugged from the internet and why he would make an excellent survivalist.
January 26, 2016
Jeet Heer
Nate Parker’s
Birth of a Nation
is already a Sundance Festival smash hit.
January 20, 2016
Tim Grierson
10 Movies We’re Excited to See at Sundance 2016
Werner Herzog, Kenneth Lonergan, and Barack and Michelle's first date.
April 23, 2013
Laura Bennett
The Subtle Suspense of the Sundance Channel's 'Rectify'
April 1, 2013
David Thomson
'Top of the Lake' is an Engaging Misstep
May 5, 2011
Stanley Kauffmann
Kauffmann: Werner Herzog Goes Back Into the Cave
March 17, 2011
Stanley Kauffmann
Stanley Kauffmann on Films: States of Being
December 15, 2010
Ruth Franklin
Toto, We’re Not in Cannes Anymore
March 13, 2010
Stanley Kauffmann
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