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A Ghost Story has it all: romance, metaphysics, and Rooney Mara eating pie for five minutesA Ghost Story has it all: romance, metaphysics, and Rooney Mara eating pie for five minutes
The Big Sick is a hilarious, tearjerking rom-com starring Kumail NanjianiThe Big Sick is a hilarious, tearjerking rom-com starring Kumail Nanjiani
Netflix’s Joshua: Teenager vs. Superpower is a rallying cry for a protest ageNetflix’s Joshua: Teenager vs. Superpower is a rallying cry for a protest age
Colossal is a sharp, weird monster movie that seems destined to infuriate its fan baseColossal is a sharp, weird monster movie that seems destined to infuriate its fan base
Netflix’s dreary film The Discovery is Black Mirror meets Chicken Soup for the SoulNetflix’s dreary film The Discovery is Black Mirror meets Chicken Soup for the Soul
XX is a rambunctious horror anthology made by four promising female directorsXX is a rambunctious horror anthology made by four promising female directors
How escape rooms and live theater are paving the way for VR

Immersive entertainment is bigger than a headset

Bryan Bishop
The 10 weirdest things at this year’s Sundance Film Festival

Sometimes the most memorable moments are the strangest

Adi Robertson, Chris Plante and 2 more
Our favorite films from the 2017 Sundance Film Festival

What to look out for in the year ahead

Adi Robertson, Chris Plante and 2 more
The best virtual reality from the 2017 Sundance Film Festival
Building the afro-feminist future at Sundance, one cyberpunk beauty salon at a timeBuilding the afro-feminist future at Sundance, one cyberpunk beauty salon at a time
Showtime’s election documentary Trumped is lazy mythmaking, not journalismShowtime’s election documentary Trumped is lazy mythmaking, not journalism
Future ‘38 is a fake vintage sci-fi movie set in 2018, and a missed opportunityFuture ‘38 is a fake vintage sci-fi movie set in 2018, and a missed opportunity
Finally a VR developer gets it: we just need cats and champagneFinally a VR developer gets it: we just need cats and champagne
Jon Hamm plays a holographic chatbot in Marjorie PrimeJon Hamm plays a holographic chatbot in Marjorie Prime
The New Radical, Cody Wilson, and the future of 3D-printed guns

Technoanarchist Cody Wilson and director Adam Bhala Lough discuss their new documentary on cryptowarriors, covering issues from home-manufactured weapons to Bitcoin to Donald Trump.

Tasha Robinson
Kuso is the grossest movie ever madeKuso is the grossest movie ever made
Chris Plante
Every movie Netflix and Amazon have acquired from Sundance, and when you can watch themEvery movie Netflix and Amazon have acquired from Sundance, and when you can watch them
At 40 minutes, Miyubi is the first VR movie to feel like a real filmAt 40 minutes, Miyubi is the first VR movie to feel like a real film
Asteroids is an interactive comedy with a fraught relationship to fictionAsteroids is an interactive comedy with a fraught relationship to fiction
Netflix acquires documentary about Hulk Hogan’s fight with GawkerNetflix acquires documentary about Hulk Hogan’s fight with Gawker
I played Rez in a vibrating bodysuit at SundanceI played Rez in a vibrating bodysuit at Sundance
Dear Angelica might be the most beautiful virtual reality I’ve ever seenDear Angelica might be the most beautiful virtual reality I’ve ever seen
This Stuxnet mini-doc shows a cyberattack from the point of view of a virusThis Stuxnet mini-doc shows a cyberattack from the point of view of a virus
Wind River is a thrilling, violent finale to the Hell or High Water and Sicario trilogyWind River is a thrilling, violent finale to the Hell or High Water and Sicario trilogy
The ‘nice guy’ becomes a horror movie monster in Berlin SyndromeThe ‘nice guy’ becomes a horror movie monster in Berlin Syndrome
The Al Gore VR movie makes global warming inconveniently gorgeousThe Al Gore VR movie makes global warming inconveniently gorgeous
Hue is a dollhouse-like virtual reality experience about depressionHue is a dollhouse-like virtual reality experience about depression
Orbiting Earth in a virtual reality skull is a great way to remember you’re going to dieOrbiting Earth in a virtual reality skull is a great way to remember you’re going to die
Alison Brie stars in a sex romp that’s more Wet Hot American Summer than Monty PythonAlison Brie stars in a sex romp that’s more Wet Hot American Summer than Monty Python
With Dear Angelica, Oculus Story Studio stops making VR demos and starts making artWith Dear Angelica, Oculus Story Studio stops making VR demos and starts making art
Oh my god, a Lawnmower Man VR series is actually happeningOh my god, a Lawnmower Man VR series is actually happening
Star Wars will not digitally recreate Carrie Fisher for future movies

Lucasfilm does the right thing

Bryan Bishop
The sequel to Al Gore’s An Inconvenient Truth will premiere in JanuaryThe sequel to Al Gore’s An Inconvenient Truth will premiere in January
Manchester by the Sea is a beautiful tragedy, and Casey Affleck’s finest roleManchester by the Sea is a beautiful tragedy, and Casey Affleck’s finest role
Sundance Film Festival 2016: The best new films, shows and VRSundance Film Festival 2016: The best new films, shows and VR
Here’s how Sundance’s first VR residency film got made

Lynette Wallworth’s Collisions explores nuclear testing and the language of VR

Adi Robertson
The best films of Sundance 2016The best films of Sundance 2016
Emily Yoshida
Nuts: a documentary about goat testicle transplants that’s too good to be trueNuts: a documentary about goat testicle transplants that’s too good to be true
The best virtual reality from the 2016 Sundance Film Festival

Plus the stuff you should try right now

Adi Robertson

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