Sundance Archives - That Shelf

Minari Review: A Deft, Engaging Family Drama

by Mel Valentin | February 22, 2021

Steve Yuen gives a career-best performance as a struggling Korean-American farmer in Lee Isaac Chung's Minari.

Sundance 2021: That Shelf Festival Roundtable

by That Shelf Staff | February 6, 2021

Our team takes a look back at the 2021 Sundance Film Festival in all its virtual glory.

Sundance 2021: Questlove’s Summer of Soul Review

by Jason Gorber | February 6, 2021

A deep dive into the stellar Sundance documentary Summer of Soul (...Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised), capturing a major music moment too long overlooked.

Sundance 2021: New Frontier Program – Fortune & Namoo

by Victor Stiff | February 5, 2021

Sundance’s New Frontier platform continues to highlight breathtaking works of art from innovative storytellers.

Sundance 2021: Black Bodies Review

by Shane Slater | February 4, 2021

Director Kelly Fyffe-Marshall's short is a brief but potent statement on contemporary race relations.

Sundance 2021: The Sparks Brothers Review

by Rachel West | February 4, 2021

Edgar Wright and some famous faces pay loving tribute to Sparks, a band that defies mass popularity while still maintaining a niche of dedicated music fans spanning decades of releases.

Sundance 2021: Jockey Review

by Pat Mullen | February 3, 2021

An excellent performance by Clifton Collins, Jr. in tale of riding off into the sunset.

Sundance 2021: On the Count of Three Review

by Victor Stiff | February 2, 2021

Jerrod Carmichael’s directorial debut is a dark comedy about two best friends facing an existential crisis.

Judas and the Black Messiah Sundance Review

Sundance 2021: Judas and the Black Messiah Review

by Jason Gorber | February 2, 2021

Our look at Shaka King's remarkable film Judas and the Black Messiah – starring Daniel Kaluuya and LaKeith Stanfield – playing at this year's virtual edition of the Sundance Film Festival.

Sundance 2021: Prisoners of the Ghostland Review

by Victor Stiff | February 2, 2021

Sion Sono let his freak flag fly in this neo-western samurai apocalypse flick.

Sundance 2021: We’re All Going to the World’s Fair Review

by Pat Mullen | February 2, 2021

Doomscrolling on film isn't the best escape from COVID blahs

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Sundance 2021: Judas and the Black Messiah Review

by Victor Stiff | February 1, 2021

Director Shaka King’s bio-pic Judas and the Black Messiah tells the story of Black Panther Party icon Fred Hampton from the perspective of the FBI informant sent to take him down.