The 2019 Sundance Film Festival is underway in the wintry confines of Park City, Utah, and Polygon is there to bring you updates on what could be some of the year’s most talked-about indie gems. Will the buzz coalesce around Extremely Wicked, Shockingly Evil, and Vile, the Ted Bundy biopic starring Zac Efron as the serial killer? Or perhaps around Jake Gyllenhaal’s Velvet Buzzsaw, which will premiere on Netflix in February? Or around Shia LeBeouf’s semi-autobiographical film Honey Boy? Keep up with the festival with all the updates below.
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November 6, 2020
Koko-di Koko-da puts a horrifying new spin on Groundhog Day
It falls somewhere between Michel Gondry and David Lynch
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November 7, 2019
Shia LaBeouf plays his own abusive father in a movie that reshapes his career
Honey Boy shouldn’t go overlooked
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May 3, 2019
Netflix’s Zac Efron-led Ted Bundy movie is a rock star biopic for a serial killer
The life story of mass murderer Ted Bundy is... kind of fun?
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February 4, 2019
The best movies we saw at Sundance 2019
Watch out for these movies throughout the year
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February 2, 2019
Corporate Animals is one of the most ruthless dark comedies in ages
Survival and laughter go hand in hand
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February 1, 2019
How Tim Burton’s failed Superman movie inspired Netflix’s new thriller Velvet Buzzsaw
The ending of Dan Gilroy’s new movie is a surprising moment pulled directly from his life
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January 31, 2019
Big Time Adolescence shows Pete Davidson for who he is and who we think he is
The SNL star rattles his tabloid-friendly image in a Sundance gem
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January 31, 2019
The fury of Adam Driver scorches America’s legacy in The Report
A new drama about the CIA torture investigation is pure fire for the Star Wars actor
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January 30, 2019
The Satanic Temple is finally getting its big screen moment
Hail Satan? makes a film about Satanists so compelling that you may want to become one
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January 30, 2019
Relive is a time-travel thriller that abandons logic for the right reasons
Is evidence obtained by time travel admissible in court?
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January 29, 2019
An elaborate, new Alien documentary reminds us that video essays are a legitimate art
‘Memory - The Origins of Alien’ scans every angle of the sci-fi masterpiece
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January 28, 2019
Why Amazon is gambling big on Mindy Kaling’s hilarious Sundance breakout Late Night
Kaling jabs at the talk-show comedy landscape and still makes us laugh
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January 28, 2019
Sick of the same old dystopias? The movie Divine Love has the cure
The Brazilian film offers a fresh take on a tired genre
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January 25, 2019
Zac Efron is Ted Bundy in the first trailer for Extremely Wicked, Shockingly Evil and Vile
Zac Efron turns on the charm to play one of America’s most notorious killers
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January 25, 2019
Polygon is at Sundance to discover movies you should know about
Comedy, horror, drama, and strange cinematic experiments collide at the biggest festival on the planet
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January 10, 2019
Netflix’s Velvet Buzzsaw trailer pits Jake Gyllenhaal against killer art
Be careful what you critique