‘Zi’ Review: Kogonada Rediscovers His Voice with a Micro-Budget Hong Kong Experiment Starring Michelle Mao and Haley Lu Richardson
A Hong Kong violinist who’s losing her grip on reality, young Zi (Michelle Mao) is haunted by visions of her future self. The doctors at the local neurology center suspect that she might be suffering from the early symptoms of a brain…
‘The Invite’ Review: You’re Going to Want to Attend Olivia Wilde’s Crackling, Crazy Entertaining Dinner Party from Hell
The Invite is a wonderful movie that manages to be both silly and bold at once, a zippy comedy of errors with plenty to say about how we live our lives. It's an inspired work from Olivia Wilde, who knows exactly what she's doing, how to…
‘I Want Your Sex’ Review: Gregg Araki Begs Gen Z to Be Horny and Vulnerable with Each Other in a Fun but Stilted Return to Form
Sundance: Cooper Hoffman becomes Olivia Wilde's sex slave in a clear-eyed (if disappointingly) tame satire about sex, truth, and the importance of putting yourself out there.
‘The Moment’ Review: Charli XCX Asks If That’s All There Is to a Brat Summer, and in a Mostly Shallow Satirical Flex
Sundance: Aidan Zamiri’s mockumentary portrait feels like a face sheet in motion for Charli's +1s, though the singer/star gives a commanding screen performance as, well, herself.
‘Nuisance Bear’ Review: What Happens When a Polar Bear Comes to Town?
Sundance: In Jack Weisman and Gabriela Osio Vanden's documentary, the "Polar Bear Capital of the World" takes center stage. So too does a pesky young bear, who becomes emblematic of something much bigger (and harder to chronicle in just…
Watch Mia Wasikowska and the ‘Leviticus’ Team Discuss ‘Reclaiming’ the Horror Genre with a Queer Love Story
Writer/director Adrian Chiarella was joined by Wasikowska, and co-stars Stacy Clausen and Joe Bird to explain one of the buzziest genre films of the festival.
Dave Franco and Nicholas Braun Explain Why They Waited Eight Years to Make ‘The Shitheads’
Director Macon Blair and his cast, which also includes Kiernan Shipka and O'Shea Jackson Jr., stopped by the IndieWire Studio, presented by Dropbox, to recall the long road to their new comedy.