Sundance 2012 Reviews

Critical Consensus: Karina Longworth and Mark Olsen Discuss Sundance 2012

The Best Films Of The 2012 Sundance Film Festival (Our Complete Coverage)

The swag bags have been claimed, the drunken dealmaking is done, and Park City returns to being a sleepy ski resort as the Sundance Film Festival ended over the weekend. As always, it was a whirlwind, and for anyone who may have doubted the health of the film industry, the number of films getting bu...

Sundance Reviews: 'The Debutante Hunters,' Neil Young, and 'We’re Not Broke'

It may go down as one of the oddest double-bills in Sundance history. Prior to the premiere of Karin Hayes’ and Victoria Bruce’s earnest and timely documentary about the broken corporate tax system in the U.S., “We’re Not Broke,” Sundance programmers chose to show a short subject documentary entitle...

SUNDANCE REVIEW: Why Eugene Jarecki's War-On-Drugs Doc 'The House I Live In' Won the Grand Jury Prize

Here's the 27 Films that Indiewire Reviewed at Sundance 2012

Indiewire was on the scene at this year's Sundance Film Festival checking out this year's crop of new independent films. Here's all of our reviews from the festival.

Sundance Programming Director Trevor Groth Evaluates the 2012 Festival: 'People are less concerned about looking for that home run.'

On Sunday morning, Sundance Film Festival director of programming Trevor Groth and director John Cooper concluded the event with a morning gathering for the festival community called "Film Church," where they looked back on the last 10 days.

SUNDANCE REVIEW: NEXT Winner 'Sleepwalk With Me' is a Showcase for Comedian Mike Birbiglia

"Sleepwalk With Me" is based on writer-director Mike Birbiglia's one-man show; on those terms, the standup comedian-turned-filmmaker has made a respectable debut. With the help of producer and co-writer Ira Glass (NPR's "This American Life"), Birbiglia chronicles his stru...

Criticwire Poll: The Top Films and Performances of Sundance 2012

Top films include "Beasts of the Southern Wild,""The Surrogate" and "Compliance;" Quvenzhané Wallis is the star of Sundance 2012.

Sundance Review: 'Under African Skies' A Straightforward, But Feel Good Triumph For Fans Of Paul Simon's 'Graceland'

A simultaneous portrait of a great moment in music and terrible one in human history, “Under African Skies” tells the story of the making of Paul Simon’s Graceland, and the backdrop of oppression out of which it triumphantly emerged. Director Joe Berlinger takes a closer look at th...