Sundance 2023: Pianoforte is marvelous backstage documentary about Poland’s Chopin piano competition
Pianoforte, the documentary directed by Jakub Piątek about the International Chopin Piano Competition in Warsaw, is a marvelous backstage look at the young pianists that builds nicely to a riveting climax, where twelve musicians compete in the finals. For an individual who has had no formal music training and connected later in life with classical … Read more
Sundance 2023: Cassandro resonates with wit, emotion, authenticity in the story of lucha libre’s most celebrated exótico
“In lucha libre, the truly important matches, the bouts that make up one’s official record, are not even…
Sundance 2023: Rich archival bounty defines historical significance of Indigo Girls in It’s Only Life After All
Some of the most impactful moments in the documentary, It’s Only Life After All, a comprehensive retrospective on…
Sundance 2023: The Amazing Maurice is splendid adaptation of Sir Terry Pratchett classic
The late Sir Terry Pratchett, whose Discworld books epitomized his literary genius of irony and paradox in the…
Sundance 2023: Previewing eclectic sampling of documentaries, fiction, Sundance Kids, short film offerings
EDITOR’S NOTE: Part II summarizes the films and programs from Sundance 2022 that are part of The Utah…