Sundance 2026 Recs Part 1: ‘HOLD ONTO ME,’ ‘Tell Me Everything,’ ‘Shame And Money,’ ‘Frank & Louis,’ ‘Night Nurse’
Here is the first part of my take on some of the outstanding films at Sundance this year. HOLD ONTO...
Frank J. Avella is a proud staff writer for The Contending and an Edge Media Network contributor. He serves as the GALECA Industry Liaison (Home of the Dorian Awards) and is a Member of the New York Film Critics Online. As screenwriter/director, his award-winning short film, FIG JAM, has shown in Festivals worldwide and won numerous awards. Recently produced stage plays include LURED & VATICAN FALLS, both O'Neill semifinalists. His latest play FROCI, is about the queer Italian-American experience. Frank is a proud member of the Dramatists Guild.
Here is the first part of my take on some of the outstanding films at Sundance this year. HOLD ONTO...
Myrsini Aristidou’s beguiling, emotionally resonant debut feature, HOLD ONTO ME (Κράτα Με), cites three producing countries, Cyprus, Denmark and Greece....
Brazil could strike Oscar gold two years in a row with another film that warns of the dangers of authoritarianism....
World premiering at the 2026 Sundance Film Festival, Moshe Rosenthal’s second feature, Tell Me Everything, is set in the late...
After delivering a fabulous pressing of the 4K-UHD/Blu Ray Edition of Sidney Lumet’s all-star triumph, Murder on the Orient Express,...
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Here are some highly recommended new titles on 4K-UHD and/or Blu-ray. Birth — 4K-UHD/Blu-ray — Criterion Courtesy of Criterion Jonathan...
Kleber Mendonça Filho’s subversive and unique cinematic ride, The Secret Agent, is Brazil’s International Feature Oscar submission. This startling film...
Neeraj Ghaywan’s Homebound is India’s International Feature Oscar submission and has made the short list. It’s a very competitive year,...
A quarter century ago, Kate Hudson followed in her mother's, Goldie Hawn, footsteps delivering a performance of such impressive range...