Film

The online portion of the 2025 Sundance Film Festival was held from January 30 through February 2. We saw ten films, plus several short programs. There was nothing that I thought was absolutely terrific, but most things were pretty good, and there was nothing that we actively disliked. My favorite things in the festival were…

The online portion of Sundance went from January 25 through 28.  Our pass allowed us to watch 10 movies, which was a pretty good deal — better than some years, but nothing compared to 2021, when the whole festival was online, and the pass was all-you-can-eat. That year we watched 25 movies, which was insane.…

Last year’s Sundance was all online, but this year’s festival was supposed to be hybrid: part of the program was supposed to be in person, and part of it was supposed to be online. With only a few weeks to go before the festival, they decided to do it all online. The ticketing model was…

Sundance went virtual this year, so we bought a pass and watched the films from the comfort of our couch. The festival was seven days and showed 72 films (plus a shorts program), about half of its usual size.  We watched about 25 films. TL;DR: My favorite film was STRAWBERRY MANSION, and my other top films,…