Sundance Archives - That Shelf

Presence: TIFF 2024 Review

by Victor Stiff | September 14, 2024

Steven Soderbergh’s slow-burn thriller Presence delivers a fresh take on haunted house horror.

Sundance 2024: Thelma Review

by Courtney Small | January 30, 2024

Inspired by a real-life phone scamming incident, Thelma follows one 93-year-old's journey to reclaim the money that was stolen from her.

Sundance 2024: In The Land Of Brothers Review

by Barbara Goslawski | January 22, 2024

In The Land of Brothers creates a sympathetic portrait of Afghan refugees trapped on the margins of society.

Sundance 2024: Desire Lines Review

by Barbara Goslawski | January 22, 2024

Desire Lines is a captivating hybrid documentary, flowing freely through constraints and bursting boundaries both literal and figurative.

Sundance 2024: Sebastian Review

by Pat Mullen | January 21, 2024

Sundance drama Sebastian, by Mikko Mäkelä, stars Ruaridh Mollica as an aspiring novelist who embarks on sex work as research for next story.

Iron Butterflies Review: A Effective Lesson of Tragedy and Truth

by Emma Badame | August 25, 2023

Roman Liubyi’s doc Iron Butterflies is a remarkable deep-dive criminal investigation into the downing of Flight MH17 and the resulting fact-twisting, carefully crafted Russian propaganda

A Thousand and One Review

by Courtney Small | March 30, 2023

A Thousand and One finds Teyana Taylor delivering a performance for the ages as a mother trying to give her son a better life in a changing New York.

Sundance 2023 Review: You Hurt My Feelings

by Pat Mullen | February 2, 2023

Julia Louis-Dreyfus and Tobias Menzies star in Nicole Holofcener's You Hurt My Feelings, a warm and witty film about what it means to grow up.

Sundance 2023 Review: The Stroll

by Barbara Goslawski | January 30, 2023

In The Stroll, Kristen Lovell and Zackary Drucker tell stories of courageous individuals in this look at Black trans sex workers in NYC's Meatpacking District.