Omicron keeps Hollywood from traveling to Utah’s snowy Park City, Utah for the second consecutive year. Sundance Film FestivalSoldiers can be seen moving on virtually from the couch, and there are many great movies that can be viewed from the sofa.
Like Online fest last year, there’s major acting talent – from Julianne Moore starring in Jesse Eisenberg’s directorial debut “When You Finish Saving the World”To double the amount of Dakota JohnsonIn “Am I OK?”And “Cha Cha Real Smooth.” Regina Hall also headlines a couple of projects – “Honk for Jesus, Save Your Soul”Sterling K. Brown, as well as “Master” – and Lena Dunham returns to the director’s chair for “Sharp Stick.”The documentary slate is also very prominent this year with films focusing on Princess Diana, Bill CosbyLucille Ball, Desi Arnaz and Ye
Here’s a list of the top Sundance films, ranked by:
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5. ‘Fresh’
Mimi Cave, director of this horror film with shades of scream, takes on modern dating in this movie about contemporary love. “American Psycho”And “Hannibal.” Noa (“Normal People” star Daisy Edgar-Jones) has had it with meeting people on apps when she has a grocery-store meet-cute with handsome vegetarian doctor Steve (Sebastian Stan). They hit off and start dating, but their relationship takes a gruesome turn when a romantic getaway turns into a fight for survival and the reveal of Steve’s creepy business for a rich clientele with distinct tastes. Though “Fresh” doesn’t do enough with its darkly comic sense of humor and shies away from gore (though is still plenty disturbing), you’ll never look at a Hello Fresh box the same way again.
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4. ‘When you finish saving the world’
Jesse Eisenberg’s feature directorial debut is a dysfunctional family dramedy with standouts Julianne Moore and Finn Wolfhard as a mother and teen son who are both insufferable narcissists unable to get out of their own way. Ziggy (Wolfhard) livestreams shallow folk songs to his online following, his mom Evelyn (Moore) runs a women’s shelter but neither are very good at wielding their potentially powerful platforms. Each tries to find outside connections – Evelyn with supporting a teen (Billy Bryk) at the shelter, Ziggy with a politically active crush (Alisha Boe) – which leads to new understanding on all sides.
3. ‘892’
In the hostage drama based on a real-life story, John Boyega turns in a powerful portrayal – and more than ever reminds of a young Denzel Washington – as Brian Easley, an Iraq war veteran separated from his ex-wife and daughter. He walks into an Atlanta bank, takes hostages (Nicole Beharie and Selenis Leyva) and threatens to blow up the place if he doesn’t get his disability check from the VA. However, he doesn’t value the money as much as telling his story and playing his final role. Michael K. Williams is a moving presence as a police negotiator connecting with Brian on a soldier-to-soldier level in director’s Abi Damaris Corbin’s reminder of the importance to take care of those who serve.
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2. ‘The Princess’
The Royals and all those who have been involved in the various Diana projects over the past year are welcome. Critically acclaimed “Spencer”To much-denigrated “Diana: The Musical,”won’t learn anything earth-shatteringly new about her tragic story. But, the documentary is an indispensable companion to all that. Using only archival media coverage and interviews rather than talking heads, the film lays bare the media and public’s disconcerting obsession with the popular princess and the effect of constant paparazzi on Diana’s marriage to Prince Charles, their implosion and her 1997 death.
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1. ‘Emergency’
Like “Booksmart,” director Carey Williams’ excellently crafted college comedy takes the familiar “one crazy night”Model for a spin and add deeply moving social commentary regarding racism and prejudice. Kunle (Donald Elise Watkins), black best friend, and Sean(RJ Cyler), are college seniors who find a young girl of color unconscious at their house. Because of the optics, the pair and their Latino roommate Carlos (Sebastian Chacon) take matters into their own hands getting her help, leading to a series of misadventures and a gripping climax.
