Hard questions: the documentarian discusses his new Sundance selection, a profound exploration of the ethical implications of medically assisted suicide for disabled people
Built to last: since its beginnings, the festival has navigated a perpetual tension between commercial considerations and its dedication to independent filmmaking
Kicking and screaming: critics Lovia Gyarkye, Alana Pockros, and Lisa Wong Macabasco join to discuss BLKNWS: Terms & Conditions, If I Had Legs I’d Kick You, Bunnylovr, and more
Listen closely: critics Robert Daniels and Tim Grierson debate early festival selections Rabbit Trap, Marlee Matlin: Not Alone Anymore, Twinless, and more
Stand!: our Sundance coverage kicks off with Maddie Whittle, Ruun Nuur, and Vadim Rizov joining to discuss SLY LIVES! (aka the Burden of Black Genius), Pee-wee as Himself, All That’s Left of You, and more
Artificial heart: the great American actress discusses her role in the latest from Pedro Almodóvar, which co-stars Tilda Swinton as a dying woman who makes a daring request of an old friend, played brilliantly by Moore
Into the limelight: in settings both grim and glamorous, Sean Baker's Anora repeatedly shows how despair is the bedrock for the false-front distractions of American kitsch
Body doubles: David Cronenberg's The Shrouds and Pedro Almodóvar's The Room Next Door find both auteurs still playing around the permutations of the flesh, but in a decidedly retrospective mood
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