We gathered four of our writers to each choose one IFFR 2021 film that stuck with them, and explain why it was a highlight.
Essays
The best films of Sundance 2021
Seventh Row’s editors pick the best films of Sundance 2021, from the big winner CODA to the under-the-radar Writing with Fire.
Sundance Review: Navigating consent in Ninja Thyberg’s Pleasure
Ninja Thyberg’s LA porn drama Pleasure is an authentic, scathing look at an industry with little regard for boundaries or consent.
Sundance Review: Together Together feels both fresh and familiar
Nikole Beckwith’s surrogacy drama, Together Together, starring Patti Harrison and Ed Helms, is sweetly subversive if a little thin.
The best performances of Sundance 2021
Our editors pick the ten best performances of Sundance 2021, from Daniel Kaluuya to Martha Plimpton.
What were the best films of Sundance 2021? A critics survey
Thirty-nine critics weigh in on the best films of Sundance 2021 in this critics survey.