Not even a deadly accident can break the bonds of true love. Premiering Friday on Paramount+, “The In Between” follows teenager Tessa (Joey King) as she tries to contact her boyfriend, Skylar (Kyle Allen), in the afterworld after a car crash tragically takes his life. Read more...
Photo: Joey King plays Tessa in “The In Between.” (Courtesy of Curtis Baker, Paramount+)
Held from Jan. 20 to Jan. 30, Sundance Film Festival is the largest independent film festival in the United States and celebrates artistry, with feature films, short films, indie episodic works and new frontier projects selected to screen. Read more...
Photo: (Photo illustration by Dani Nalangan/Daily Bruin. Photo courtesy of Sundance Institute)
This post was updated Jan. 30 at 10:29 p.m. Credit card fraud is a cruel mistress – and Emily is her latest victim. In director and screenwriter John Patton Ford’s feature, “Emily the Criminal,” fierce millennial Emily (Aubrey Plaza) spirals into an elaborate scheme of credit card fraud in search of quick cash. Read more...
Photo: Aubrey Plaza stars as the titular character in “Emily the Criminal,” which debuted in the Premieres category of Sundance Film Festival. The film chronicles her journey into the world of crime as she delves into credit card fraud. (Courtesy of Sundance Institute)
Warning: spoilers ahead. Exploring the shades of gray in any situation is Dakota Johnson’s specialty. Starring in Tig Notaro and Stephanie Allynne’s film “Am I OK?,” the actress plays Lucy, a directionless woman in her mid-30s whose coming out is catalyzed by her best friend Jane’s (Sonoya Mizuno) move to London. Read more...
Photo: Dakota Johnson (left) and Sonoya Mizuno (right) star as Lucy and Jane, respectively, in Tig Notaro and Stephanie Allynne’s “Am I OK?” The film intends to display a coming-of-age story past the traditional teens and 20s age range shown in many movies. (Courtesy of Sundance Institute)
This post was updated Jan. 30 at 10:11 p.m. Time travel is finally joining Keke Palmer’s repertoire. Her newest role in “Alice” features Palmer as the titular character who, after escaping enslavement on a 19th-century Southern plantation, suddenly travels forward into the 1970s. Read more...
Photo: “Alice” features Keke Palmer (left) as the titular character who jumps forward to the 1970s after escaping an 1800s plantation. She meets Frank, played by Common (right), who assists her on a journey of righteousness. (Courtesy of Sundance Institute)
Three films, two decades, one Ye. The first in a trio of documentaries, “jeen-yuhs: A Kanye Trilogy” screened in the Premieres category of Sundance Film Festival. Read more...
Photo: “jeen-yuhs: A Kanye Trilogy” follows Ye, formerly known as Kanye West, from his Chicago roots to one of hip-hop’s biggest names. Directed by Chike Ozah and Clarence “Coodie” Simmons, the documentary trilogy spans two decades of Ye’s music career. (Courtesy of Sundance Institute)
This post was updated Jan. 30 at 10:04 p.m. Amy Poehler’s homage to comedy comes in the form of a documentary. The actress’s first directed documentary, “Lucy and Desi,” debuted in the Premieres category of the Sundance Film Festival. Read more...
Photo: Lucille Ball (left) and Desi Arnaz (right) are the stars of Amy Poehler’s documentary directorial debut, “Lucy and Desi.” The film tracks the comedy careers and relationship between the two comedy trailblazers and stars of “I Love Lucy.” (Courtesy of Sundance Institute)
