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2026 Films, Documentaries, Profile, reviews

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Femme Film Series: May Spotlight on Doc 10 and Chicago Critics Film Festival

by Rebecca Martin

May 5, 2026

This month’s lineup leans heavily into documentaries, with “The Invite” as the lone outlier. Watching these films, I kept circling back to my own life—each one opening up a different

Profile, Sundance

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The Last Dance: A Sundance of Solidarity and Truth

by Rebecca Martin

February 17, 2026

Every Sundance leaves an impression on me — no, more than that. It feels like a permanent mark etched into my soul. Of course, there’s the snow, the crowded Main

reviews, Sundance

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Sundance 2026: “Leviticus,” “I Want Your Sex,” and “The Invite”

by Emily Jacobson

February 3, 2026

As I got deeper into the festival and more sleep deprived, my second dispatch from Sundance saw some common themes begin to emerge in the films I was seeing. In

Film Festivals, Profile, Sundance

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Breaking Through the Lens at Sundance: Filmmakers on Resilience, Risk, and Not Selling Out

by Rebecca Martin

January 29, 2026

There’s a particular kind of honesty that surfaces at Sundance—usually not on the red carpet, but in the quiet spaces where filmmakers gather to tell the truth about how hard