Category Archives: Variety

Rachel Sennott and ‘Bunnylovr’ Director Katarina Zhu On the ‘Chaos’ of Working With Animals: ‘The First Day, the Bunny Peed on the Laptop’
In “Bunnylovr,” a slice-of-life dramedy from first-time director Katarina Zhu, a 20-something-year-old New Yorker named Rebecca moonlights as a cam girl after hours of her day job as a per...
Rebecca Rubin Jan 25, 2025

Josh O’Connor Studied YouTube Videos and Traveled to Colorado to Nail His Midwestern Accent in Sundance Drama ‘Rebuilding’
Josh O’Connor joined the Variety Studio presented by Audible at Sundance to discuss his new movie “Rebuilding.” He was joined by writer-director Max Walker-Silverman and his co-stars...
Zack Sharf Jan 25, 2025

‘Folktales’ Review: Anxious Teens Learn New Skills at an Arctic Folk High School
In the observational "Folktales," Oscar-nominated docmakers Heidi Ewing and Rachel Grady ("Jesus Camp") once again consider education and social context, a concept that marked their first collaboratio...
Alissasimon Jan 25, 2025

‘If I Had Legs I’d Kick You’ Star Rose Byrne and Director Mary Bronstein Detail Filming Dramatic Scenes With Conan O’Brien: ‘If I Suck, You Can Fire Me’
“If I Had Legs I’d Kick You” is the tale of a mother (Rose Byrne) feeling increasingly underwater from all the stresses of daily life. In the movie, Byrne interacts with a few charac...
William Earl Jan 25, 2025

‘Ricky’ Filmmaker Rashad Frett on Developing His First Feature Through 3 Sundance Labs and the Best Advice Spike Lee Gave Him
Filmmaker Rashad Frett is making movies with a mission. "I'm here to make films that bring in humanity," Frett tells Variety. “Everything I do, I want to not only entertain our audience but info...
Angelique Jackson Jan 25, 2025

Benedict Cumberbatch: Actors Are ‘Really F—ing Weird Creatures. We Want to Be in Extreme Situations Sometimes to Tell a Real Story’
Benedict Cumberbatch touched down at the Variety Studio presented by Audible at Sundance ahead of the world premiere of his new drama film, “The Thing With the Feathers.” Written and direc...
Zack Sharf Jan 25, 2025

‘Sukkwan Island’ Review: A Melancholic Father-Son Bonding Tale That Takes an Increasingly Harsh Turn
American writer David Vann’s 2008 book “Legend of a Suicide” is a striking, classification-averse work - not quite fiction or memoir, novel or short story collection - that ultimatel...
Guy Lodge Jan 25, 2025

Pro-Palestine Marchers at Sundance Protest Against ‘Media Complicity in Genocide’
Waving signs that read “Zionism is a death machine” and "the media buries the truth,” a group of pro-Palestinian protestors gathered on Main Street in Park City on Saturday. Roughly ...
Tatiana Siegel Jan 25, 2025

‘Mr. Nobody Against Putin’ Review: A Defiant Teacher Witnesses the Militarization of Russian Schools Amid Ukraine War in Poignant Doc
With the snappy casualness of a "day in the life" vlog, Pavel "Pasha" Talankin, a charismatic Russian teacher who serves as planner and videographer for all of his school's events, introduces his pecu...
J. Kim Murphy Jan 25, 2025

Channing Tatum Surprises Sundance With Secret Role in ‘Atropia’
Channing Tatum brought some movie star heat to a snowy Sundance this weekend, popping up in a previously unannounced role in one of the festival's premiere titles. Tatum has a scene-stealing cameo in ...
Varietymattdonnelly Jan 25, 2025