With the 2024 Sundance Film Festival wrapped up, it's time for a debrief and recap. Every year for the past few years, I hop on a podcast with my friend Aaron Neuwirth to discuss the festival and the films we watched – comparing notes and opinions. It's always refreshing to take some time to reflect
How does one person make change? What does it take? How brave must they be, how much courage does it take, how much resistance will they encounter, how will they overcome the push-back, how long will it take to enact real change? These questions are answered in this outstanding documentary film from Japan titled Black
Talented British actor Chiwetel Ejiofor returned to the 2024 Sundance Film Festival with this second feature film. After premiering his first film The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind at Sundance in 2019, Ejiofor brought his second film Rob Peace to the festival in the Utah mountains. It's an inspirational, engaging dramatic thriller based on a
I saved the best for last and it was entirely worth the wait. My very last in-person screening (after 30 other films) at the 2024 Sundance Film Festival ended up being my favorite film of the entire festival. It may even end up on my Top 10 at the end of the year. The Outrun
This is one of best discoveries of Sundance 2024. A knock out - loved every second of it. 2024 is a big year for the talented Taiwanese-American filmmaker Sean Wang, who is originally from Fremont, CA. Not only does he have this feature debut movie premiering at the 2024 Sundance Film Festival, and it's getting