5 (out of many) of the best movies reviewed & to come out of Sundance 2019
Variety's chief critics Peter Debruge and Owen Gleiberman choose the best films from #Sundance2019 https://t.co/HWwc2Poy2C pic.twitter.com/DTavg1dE9z
- Variety (@Variety) February 4, 2019
This post is mostly because I've been long over this awards season, we're already looking at potential big guns for the next Oscars season (yes yes, always too early). Having said that, I'll point out a handful of Variety's favorite and critically-acclaimed movies that premiered at the Sundance Film Festival which may see some love come the fall (if they are released then). I'm going to stick to the narrative ones here.
-- “The Farewell” - Awkwafina stars and gives a great performance in this acclaimed drama that is a reflection of an Asian-American immigrant caught between cultures, but also invites audiences to the universal themes of grief and loss.
-- “Honey Boy” - The semi-autobiographical take on Shia LaBeouf's messy life (written by him), from child star to rehab and where he is today. LaBeouf plays his own real-life abusive father, while Noah Jupe and Lucas Hedges play versions of him at various stages in his life. LaBeouf, Jupe and the movie got rave reviews.
-- “Late Night” - Mindy Kaling's dark comedy take at the evolution of the late night circuit, with acclaimed performances by her and lead Emma Thompson, and the story itself (directed by Nisha Ganatra).
-- “Official Secrets” - Keira Knightley apparently leads and gives a great performance as true-life tale of a British intelligence translator, Katherine Gun, in this post-9/11 political thriller.
-- “The Report” - About the post-9/11 'torture reports' that focused on a Senate select committee investigation ordered by Diane Feinstein (Annette Bening) and conducted by Daniel Jones (Adam Driver) during the Bush & Obama administrations. The movie, director Scott Z. Burns, and Driver have been lauded thusfar for their work on this.
Source: https://twitter.com/Variety/status/1092362128491573249