Andrew Bundy, Author at The Playlist

Overlooked & Underrated: The 25 Best Films Of 2022 You (Prolly) Didn’t See

January 5, 2023 1:55 pm

Yes, we’re not quite over with last year. But we’re getting there today, don’t worry. You’re busy; we get it. You may not have time to see everything; hell, you may not have seen our list of the Best Films of ...

2022 SXSW Film Festival: 15 Must-See Film & TV Projects

Andrew Bundy

March 8, 2022 1:33 pm

Features, Festivals, News

After being the first major film festival hit by the 2020 COVID-19 pandemic—the unfortunate timing couldn't have been worse, March 2020 as the virus first started causing lockdowns around the U.S. — and having...

Kogonada Talks His Gorgeous New Sci-Fi Film ‘After Yang’: “If We Break Human Beings Open, They Contain Galaxies” [Interview]

Andrew Bundy

March 1, 2022 11:39 am

Interviews, News

“Whenever a human remembers something, it changes every time.” This is not so for Yang, the robot caretaker played by Justin H. Min in video-essayist-turned-filmmaker Kogonada’s sophomore feature, “After Yang....

Joachim Trier Talks The Inspiration For ‘The Worst Person In The World,’ His Love Of Graphic Novels & More [Interview]

Andrew Bundy

February 2, 2022 1:22 pm

Interviews, News

“It’s a tough thing; making movies. And to talk to people who appreciate them means a lot.” Director Joachim Trier has an undeniably infectious energy, housing a clear love for the history of cinema and storyt...

‘After Yang’: Kogonada Talks Love, Memories & The “Profound Sense Of Time” [Sundance]

Andrew Bundy

January 26, 2022 3:49 pm

Festivals, Interviews, News

“If we break any human being open, they contain worlds; they contain galaxies, and we’re often not as curious or interested in the people all around us.” Video essayist turned filmmaker Kogonada’s remarkable f...

‘Meet Me In The Bathroom’ Review: NYC 2000s Rock Rebirth Doc Is Too By The Numbers [Sundance]

Andrew Bundy

January 24, 2022 4:56 pm

Festivals, News, Reviews

Bookended by a near-identical juxtaposition of sound and fury, directors Dylan Southern and Will Lovelace's "Meet Me in the Bathroom" starts and ends like a messy, wannabe Jules Dassin cityscape film seen thro...

‘Every Day In Kaimukī’ Review: Moody Shoegaze Vibes Still Feel A Little Undercooked [Sundance]

Andrew Bundy

January 24, 2022 3:58 pm

Festivals, News, Reviews

“I’d rather have one person dance in my car than have 100 people with the song on in the background” late-night radio DJ, Naz (Naz Kawakami), tells his friend. The young man hosts a show called “Night Drive,” ...

‘God’s Country’ Review: A Terse, Tense & Tenderly Realist Neo-Western Led By A Magnificent Thandiwe Newton [Sundance]

Andrew Bundy

January 24, 2022 9:39 am

Festivals, News, Reviews

Opening on a slide show in an empty classroom, a storm thundering away outside, black and white frontier images flicker. They feature carriages, trains, and indigenous persons communicating with settlers; mine...

‘The Exiles’ Review: Tiananmen Square Doc is a Flawed but Essential Testament to the Power of Image-Based Reporting [Sundance]

Andrew Bundy

January 22, 2022 2:50 pm

Festivals, News, Reviews

“You can write about it, but Americans don’t read.” A firm non-believer in spoon-feeding, Academy Award-nominated documentary pioneer Christine Choy (“Who Killed Vincent Chin?”) may very well never set foot in...

Sundance 2022 Preview: 20 Must-See Movies From The Festival

Andrew Bundy

January 18, 2022 1:11 pm

Features, Festivals, News

Somehow, Sundance 2020 — the last in-person iteration of the fest, pre-pandemic — feels like it was both a million years ago and just the other day. If COVID has taught us anything outside revealing the darkes...

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