Reviews of Rita Moreno: Just a Girl Who Decided to Go For It, Bring Your Own Brigade, Faya Dayi, and Playing with Sharks from the 2021 Sundance Film Festival.
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Keep ReadingSundance reviews for Cusp ("bold and bracing portrait of youth"), Ailey ("a beautiful act of remembering"), and Sons of Monarchs ("a provocative experiment in metamorphosis").
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Keep ReadingSundance reviews for Flee ("documents the unfilmable"), Rebel Hearts ("entertaining and vivid"), and The Most Beautiful Boy in the World ("adopts an undercurrent of homophobia").
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Keep ReadingThe Untold Story finds a sweet spot in the dramatic contrast between Lewis and Tyson. The former brings a dignified and measured approach to the sport while the latter personifies trash TV.
Keep ReadingPart two of the Tiger Woods documentary Tiger gets a plum interview from his mistress Rachel Uchitel that will leave audiences wondering why only the golfer got a second chance.
Keep ReadingNancy Kulik looks up to screen icon Sophia Loren and recalls seeing in the strong characters of films like Two Women, Marriage, Italian Style, and Yesterday, Today, and Tomorrow a role model
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