The opening sequence of Atropia mirrors that of director Hailey Gates‘ 2019 short film Shako Mako. A woman walks down the dusty streets of a Middle Eastern town. She says hello ...

Naturally, The Verge is going to be taking in as much of Sundance as we can and posting bite-sized reviews of everything we ...

Film wasn’t the only thing on people’s minds at this year’s Sundance Film Festival, which comes to a close Sunday in Park ...

Actress and journalist Hailey Gates makes her feature debut as a writer-director with the satirical Atropia, an unfunny ...

Callum Turner, from left, Hailey Gates and Alia Shawkat attend the premiere of "Atropia" during the Sundance Film Festival on ...

A documentary deconstructs the true crime genre, an obsessive worms his way into a pop star's entourage, and more standouts from Sundance 2025.

Atropia, Seeds, Sabar Bonda (Cactus Pears) and Cutting Through Rocks were among the key winners at the 2025 Sundance Film Festival.

The Jinx' director Andrew Jarecki exposes shocking conditions in Alabama's prisons in the Sundance premiere documentary 'The Alabama Solution.' ...

“Atropia” is a masterfully dark satire because of how loud its subtleties are whilst remaining laugh-out-loud hilarious. With ...

Authorities say a man will plead guilty for flying a drone that damaged firefighting aircraft during LA wildfire.

War satire 'Atropia' wins Sundance Film Festival's grand jury prize, Dylan O'Brien film 'Twinless' gets audience award.

Taylor Swift, who last month wrapped her massive Eras tour, is not performing, but was added Thursday as a presenter. Other ...