Report From Sundance
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‘It Happened in LA’ Review: Here’s a Different Look at La La Land
There are no song-and-dance numbers in the film, but Michelle Morgan’s words can sing in this genial Left Coast rom-com
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‘Walking Out’ Review: Matt Bomer Anchors Powerful Father-Son Drama
Sundance 2017: Despite some script deficiencies, this tale of bonding over a Montana hunting trip is both moving and thrilling
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Indie Movie ‘Beach Rats’ Has a #BuryYourGays Problem – But It’s Not Backing Down
“I’m interested in taboos as a filmmaker,” director Eliza Hittman tells TheWrap about her button-pushing new drama
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‘Beach Rats’ Review: Closeted Teen Hangs With the Bros in Affecting Drama
Sundance 2017: Eliza Hittman’s follow-up to “It Felt Like Love” establishes her an accomplished auteur of adolescent angst
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‘Crown Heights’ Review: True Story of Injustice Lacks Dramatic Power
Sundance 2017: There’s a powerful tale to be told about an innocent man’s 20-plus years of incarceration, but this isn’t it
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‘Incredible Jessica James’ Review: Jessica Williams Reveals New Levels of Charm
A movie star is born: one-time “Daily Show” correspondent is a revelation in this intelligent comedy
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‘Menashe’ Review: Father-Son Tale Offers Rare Glimpse Into the Hasidic Cloister
Filmed on the sly (in Yiddish) among the Brooklyn Orthodox, this tale of a father trying to regain custody of his son touches upon universal emotions
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‘A Ghost Story’ Review: Casey Affleck’s Ghost in a Bed Sheet Breaks Your Heart
Rooney Mara co-stars in director David Lowery’s odd, beautiful little story of loss and acceptance
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New Syria-Set Docs ‘Cries From Syria,’ ‘City of Ghosts’ Showcase Heroes and Victims
Sundance 2017 Reviews: Two Syria-set documentaries from Oscar-nominated directors show different sides of an international tragedy
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Syrian Activist in HBO Doc on Her Life Now: ‘Most of My Friends Are Killed’ (Video)
Sundance 2017: Journalist and activist Kholoud Helmi of “Cries From Syria” tells of heart-rending reality
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‘Deidra & Laney Rob a Train’ Review: Teenage Mischief Comedy Is a Small Delight
Sundance 2017: Sisters turn to train theft to save their struggling family in this skillfully amusing entertainment
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‘I Don’t Feel at Home’ Review: Melanie Lynskey and Elijah Wood Kick Butt
Macon Blair’s bloody black comedy gives Lynskey a rare chance to be tough, not tender
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Surfer Laird Hamilton Tackled ‘Take Every Wave’ Documentary ‘100 Percent’ (Video)
Sundance 2017: “There was no question he didn’t answer,” Director Rory Kennedy told TheWrap about Laird.
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Autism Romance Documentary ‘Dina’ Acquired by The Orchard
Dan Sickles and Antonio Santini film took top prize in Sundance U.S. Documentary competition
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‘Icarus’ Director on Helping Anti-Doping Expert Flee Russia (Video)
Sundance 2017: “It wasn’t about being a filmmaker, it was this obligation that I felt that I had to try to save this guy’s life,” director Bryan Fogel tells TheWrap
