Flora and Son Review- A Mother and Son Story with Wonderful Musical Twist
John Carney is a director who made the breakout hit Once back in 2007 and it had the breakout hit song that won an Academy Award, Falling Slowly. Ever since he has infused music into his films. Sing Street was another fun film about a battle of the bands and teen angst. His latest film, which premiered at this past January’s Sundance Film Festival, Flora and Son, follows similar trends for the…
Teyana Taylor Shines as Impoverished Mom in A Thousand and One
I walked away from this screening and all I could remember AND talk about is how powerful Teyana Taylor's performance resonated within my spirit! Cleary the Sundance jury felt the same way. #athousandandone #sundance2023
Damaged people don’t know how to love each other. This is a line from the film that rocked me to me core when I heard it and haunts me in this moment. Every single Black mother in 1990’s Harlem can relate to this statement boldly stated by Inez as they are acutely aware this position is riddled with its own set of challenges. Yet, it is compounded when trying to rebound from being…
Eileen - Thomasin McKenzie and Annie Hathaway star as coworkers at a 1960s juvenile prison, whose budding, mutual obsession comes to a head over the course of a single icy winter. Based on the novel by Ottessa Moshfegh.
Fancy Dance - Seven years after Lily Gladstone stole our hearts with her performance as a soft-spoken butch rancher in Certain Women, she’s back in another poignant leading role. Directed by Erica Tremblay (Reservation Dogs), Fancy Dance delves into modern-day colonial violence, the impact of the missing and murdered Indigenous women crisis, and the paths to healing for those left behind.
L’Immensità - What if The Fabelmans centered on a young trans boy and his loving but troubled mother, played by a career-best Penelope Cruz?
My Animal - Boasting bloody New Wave visuals and killer chemistry between its leads (including Amandla Stenberg), Jacqueline Castel’s werewolf romance is a gift to queer Ginger Snaps stans past and present.
Mutt - A day in the life of a young trans man as he encounters a series of ghosts from his pre-transition life around New York City.
Slow - Explores how queer (and specifically ace) relationships push couples to write their own romantic scripts.
SUNDANCE 2023 COVERAGE: "FLORA AND SON" Movie Review
Let me preface this review by saying that ONCE was my favorite film of 2007 and SING STREET made my Top 10 List back in 2016. Suffice it to say, when I heard that John Carney would be back at Sundance 2023 with his newest film, FLORA AND SON, there was simply no way I was going to miss that. As an added bonus, it was a thrill getting to experience this movie with a Sundance crowd, and having…
It’s that time of the year! Screen Speck will venture on their first coverage of the Sundance Film Festival of 2023. With such an extensive lineup, we can all agree that there’s a little bit of everything for everybody. We will share our most anticipated watches as we gear up for the fest! From black-led romcoms to Cronenberg body horror, here are Screen Speck’s top picks at this year’s Sundance…
First look of Sarah Snook in her upcoming psychological horror movie 'Run Rabbit Run'! The movie will premiere at the Sundance 2023 Film Festival in January
Fair Play Review- An Erotic Thriller That Builds To A Boil
There is a world where twenty-somethings are leaving college and going into the world where they get jobs and try to make a life for themselves outside of their parent’s homes. Fair Play is a film that deals with the cost of that desperate need to succeed in life. The cost of trying to succeed in the cutthroat world of the stock market and financial investing isn’t easy. Sometimes you do what you…
Sometimes I Think About Dying Raises Awareness on Loneliness
Daisy Ridley is stealth and commanding portraying the inner mindset of a woman suffering in silence with loneliness in #SometimesIThinkAboutDying @sundancefest #Sundance2023
Loneliness is a real emotion and state of mind which makes one turn into themselves shutting out the world. You find yourself creating a reality that is ultimately detrimental to your mental health and make you lose all sense of what joy or happiness even feels like.
Fran (Daisy Ridley) wastes her daylight hours in the solitude of a cubicle, listening to the constant hum of officemates,…