18 films we can’t wait to see at Sundance 2023
Early buzz at the festival centers on films featuring the likes Jonathan Majors, Anne Hathaway, Nicholas Braun, and Mia Goth
Film News Sundance
The Sundance Film Festival, more than any other event of its kind, is an incubator for exciting new talent. So while it’s certainly possible to make educated guesses about which titles will earn on-the-ground chatter, studio distribution, and even awards buzz, the Park City fest can always be relied upon to throw out-of-nowhere curveballs into the mix. We’re rounding up some of the premieres that belong on every cinephile’s radar, a mix of films from promising newcomers and established indie maestros that have the early whiff of success. And our picks just scratch the surface; even selecting only narrative films with buzzy names attached, there are myriad other potential hits coming to Park City not on this list. Read on for just 18 of the feature films we’re most excited about checking out—for the next 10 days at Sundance and then later this year. (Keep in mind that this year’s hybrid format allows audiences to purchase tickets for virtual screenings from the safety of their own homes!)
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Alice Englert is better known as being the daughter of Jane Campion, hence her appearing in “Top of the Lake: China Girl” (and Vulture’s “Quiz: Can You Match Nepotism Babies to Defensive Quotes?”). She’s already directed some short films, including one starring Thomasin McKenzie.
recently pulled tremendous performances out of Timothée Chalamet and Maika Monroe in Hot Summer Nights
Let’s quote the AV Club’s review of that film:Hot Summer Nights is both groan-inducingly contrived and vapid, its talented young cast wasted
I admittedly haven’t seen it, because that review was fairly typical (Metacritic also deemed it a bit more positive than the average).
I actually liked Englert in (that didn’t go anywhere) Beautiful Creatures.
What didn’t go anywhere?
I think it was based on a series of books(?) but they never made more movies after the first one.
I got my tickets to Sometimes I Think About Dying, A Little Prayer, and You Hurt My Feelings, plus online screenings for Cat Person and Theater Camp.Gonna be a great week
Ooh, lucky you! Was it an easy process? I remember last year it was hard to buy tickets for individual films I wanted to see.