Sundance 2022: ‘Descendant’ and the Americans Who Refuse to Be Forgotten
Descendant films the stories from the progeny of the slaves of the Clotilda. The result is a testament to the spirit of a community that refuses to disappear.
J.R. Kinnard
J.R. Kinnard is a film critic and aspiring screenwriter living in Seattle, Washington. He's also a chemist by trade who works in an environmental laboratory. You can find his film reviews at PopOptiq, Sound and Motion Magazine, and CutPrintFilm. His personal blog, Apropos of Nothing, features his thoughts on film and music. You can find him on Facebook at jrkinnard, and on Twitter @jrkinnard.
Sundance 2022: ‘Brainwashed: Sex-Camera-Power’ Indicts Hollywood’s Male Gaze
In Brainwashed, Nina Menkes intersperses film clips and candid interviews to open our eyes to the myopic viewpoint present in our most cherished Hollywood films.
SUNDANCE 2022: ‘Emergency’ Is a Frenetic Satire About Deadly Consequences
Emergency is an unconventional love story about two friends with divergent views on what it means to be a young Black man in America.
Sundance 2022: Comedy ‘Brian and Charles’ Is Sweet and Smart Family Fare
Comedy Brian and Charles, a story about a seven-foot robot that loves cabbage, is a delightful celebration of inventiveness and ingenuity
Sundance 2022: Sci-fi ‘Dual’ Is Uncompromising Black Satire
Riley Stearns’ ‘Dual’ is an uncomfortable black comedy that asks the painful question: Are being loved and being true to yourself mutually exclusive?
Sundance 2022: Sci-Fi Horror ‘Something in the Dirt’ Is an Exhilarating Journey Into Madness
Aaron Moorhead and Justin Benson’s sci-fi-horror Something in the Dirt exists at the intersection of mathematics, philosophy, mysticism, and nicotine.
Sundance 2022: The American Dream In Ramin Bahrani’s ‘2nd Chance’ Is Riddled with Bullets
Defiant, charming, and clearly deluded, Richard Davis of Ramin Bahrani’s documentary, 2nd Chance, never met an accusation he couldn’t dodge.
Sundance 2022: Goran Stolevski’s ‘You Won’t Be Alone’ Is a Bewitching Tale About the Need to Connect
Writer-director Goran Stolevski’s You Won’t Be Alone uses a simple horror premise to illuminate weighty themes of motherhood, jealousy, connection, and place.
Sundance 2022: ‘Am I OK?’ Is OK Coming-Out Romantic Comedy
Tig Notaro and Stephanie Allynne’s coming-out Am I OK?, like its heroine, is messy, awkward, and eternally hopeful in the face of despair.
Sundance 2022: Sophie Hyde’s ‘Good Luck to You, Leo Grande’ Is Smart Sexy Fun
The premise of Good Luck to You, Leo Grande may sound crass but it’s actually an exquisite examination of relationship dynamics through clever wordplay.
Sundance 2022: ‘892’ Takes Aim at America’s Treatment of Its Veterans
Abi Damaris Corbin’s thriller
Sundance 2022: ‘Fresh’ Takes on Relationship Horror
Mimi Cave’s thriller, Fresh is smart, transgressive, stomach-churning fun that also offers a few sly insights into the modern dating game.