In Emerald Fennell’s debut project, Promising Young Woman, a young woman named Cassie (Carey Mulligan) is haunted and traumatized by a horrific event in her past involving her best friend, Nina. Dropping out of med school, Cassie’s life becomes engulfed by revenge. All wrapped up in pastel colors and candy […]
Director Angel Manuel Soto shares his personal experiences that impacted his development of Sundance darling “Charm City Kings”
Nerdophiles was on hand to speak with Angel Manuel Soto, director of the 2020 Sundance Film Festival hit, Charm City Kings. Adapted from the documentary 12 O’Clock Boys, Charm City Kings is the coming-of-age story of Mouse (Jahi Di’Allo Winston, The Upside), a young kid who has just lost his older brother and desperately wants to […]
Jahi Di’Allo Winston on his groundbreaking lead role in the Sundance gem “Charm City Kings”
Nerdophiles was on hand to chat with Jahi Di’Allo Winston, star of the 2020 Sundance U.S. Dramatic Special Jury Prize Winner for Ensemble Acting, Charm City Kings. The story, adapted from the documentary 12 O’Clock Boys, follows Winston’s Mouse, as he navigates friendship, love, peer pressure, and biker boy aspirations. After the loss […]
Sundance 2020: “Downhill,” Started at the Bottom and Stayed There
Going into Downhill blind, knowing only that it was based on Ruben Östlund’s Force Majeure, I expected comedy, maybe a bit of awkwardness, and ultimately a story about a family that goes skiing. I had low expectations, and while the awkwardness stuck and it was indeed a movie about a […]
Sundance 2020: “Beast Beast” Youthful But Unbalanced
Danny Madden’s full length film Beast Beast is a coming-of-age story that suffers an identity crisis.
Sundance 2020: WanderLuxxe Parties With The 40-Year-Old Version
WanderLuxxe celebrates women and people of color at Sundance 2020 with events and by hosting The 40-Year-Old Version afterparty!
Sundance 2020: Bruce Lee Reminds Us to “Be Water”
When watching this Bao Nguyen documentary about Bruce Lee, it’s hard not to get knocked over by the ambition and endurance of Be Water‘s subject. Born in Hong Kong and growing up in San Francisco, Be Water examines Bruce Lee’s rise into stardom, the struggles he was forced to face […]
Sundance 2020: Edson Oda’s “Nine Days” is Beautiful and Strange
In his feature debut, Edson Oda crafts a story about life and death, one that examines human nature and reincarnation. It might seem like an exaggeration but Nine Days truly feels like it touches the soul with its story. Melding together art and philosophy with an earnest touch, Oda crafts […]
Sundance 2020: “Sylvie’s Love” is Sweet, Smooth, and a Bit Simple
If pure chemistry could propel a love story, then that story is Sylvie’s Love. Tessa Thompson and Nnamdi Asomugha swirl around each other as Sylvie Farrell and Robert Hunter, in a beautiful period piece set in the 1950s. While the film undeniably has weaknesses, there’s something about the charming, saccharine […]
Sundance 2020: “Assassins” Explores the Shocking Murder of Kim Jong Nam
For many, the name Kim Jong Un is infamous. But his elder brother and once-heir to the leadership of North Korea, Kim Jong-Nam might be unfamiliar. Assassins uncovers the story of the two women involved in the assassination of Kim Jong Nam at the Kuala Lumpur airport in February of […]
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