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The 20 best films of Sundance 2016

Best Of The Fest Diversity was the buzz word uttered by founder Robert Redford when the festival kicked off on 21 January, and that dedication to new and interesting voices was evident in many of the 123 feature films playing at the festival. There was a Polish mermaid musical (The …

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Sundance 2014: Whiplash reaction review

A movie about a college jazz drummer from an unknown director, starring Miles Teller and J K Simmons doesn’t exactly scream mainstream hit. But take our word for it, Whiplash , which picked up both the Grand Jury and Audience awards for best picture at the Sundance Film festival this …

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Sundance 2014: White Bird In A Blizzard reaction review

Shailene Woodley is electric in Gregg Araki’s compelling pot boiler of teenager Kat (Woodley) whose mother vanishes off the face of the earth. Told via voiceover, flashback and through Kat’s sessions with her therapist (Angela Bassett) this could be Araki’s most narratively driven movie to date, with a mystery at …

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Sundance 2014: Boyhood reaction review

Whether it wins any of Sundance’s Grand Jury awards or not, it’d be difficult to deny that Boyhood isn’t the most unique and awe-inspiring movie to come out of Sundance this year. Filmed over an astonishing 11 year period using the same cast, Richard Linklater’s puberty-spanning drama follows the everyday …

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Robert Redford reacts to All is Lost Oscar snub

One of this year’s most surprising Oscar nomination snubs came courtesy of Robert Redford being overlooked for his incredible performance in survival drama All is Lost – and we caught up with the star at the launch of this year’s Sundance Film Festival to get his take on the nominations. …

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