Pros: That trailer! That poster! Stewart. O'Brian. Feels all very "kiss-kiss, bang-bang." Cons: It's programmed in the Midnight Madness section, not Premieres or Dramatic Competition. Is something rotten in the state of Utah? Regardless, it's the one to watch, or watch immolate.

Stewart again, who has been a welcome fixture in the Eccles Theatre for 15 years (the much overlooked, excellent 2009 ADVENTURELAND) and Yeun, dragging his BEEF awards around because when would he have had time to put them down?

Writers/directors Boden and Fleck made two near-miss great films with MISSISSIPPI GRIND (Ryan Reynolds and Ben Mehdelsohn, who's also in FREAKY) in 2015 and IT'S KINDA OF A FUNNY STORY in 2010. Then they got to play with the big toys with 2019's CAPTAIN MARVEL. "Interconnected" Sundance movies give me the willies but let's hope for the best here.

Anything that can attract Renate Reinsve (go find THE WORST PERSON IN THE WORLD if you haven't seen it) & the ever-surprising Sebastian Stan is worth investing time in.

From the team that brought you BOYS STATE....

Ronan has good radar and good taste, even if the last several movies she's made have fallen under the detectors of the public at large.

Plaza has a great track record at Sundance (PS: if you haven't seen EMILY THE CRIMINAL do so as soon as you can) & it's a title to kill for. Not familiar with Park's earlier work but that's my fault.

The guy who helped make Sundance a discussion topic outside of Utah and L.A.? Soderbergh, thank God, was kidding us with the retirement thing...but he's always deft with suspense.

The Sundance programmers, pardon my French, see a lot of weird shit. So when they call a film "unique" it's time to prick up your ears. Plus, these are the filmmakers of Kumiko, The Treasure Hunter

We will either want to gouge our eyes out and stuff our ears with sackcloth OR love this thing to pieces.

Heard great things about this doc from someone who'd seen it and expected great things already. Reeve made an interesting career for himself before fate stepped in.

Will Ferrell in a road movie about his transitioning, real-life dear friend? One of the most intriguing setups at the festival, at the very least.

Little birds said this was a lot more fun than it might let on. Squib carried off a tough role (and a tough monologue or two in NEBRASKA) and it's one of Richard Roundtree's last films.

As a big fan of the underappreciated REALITY, with Sydney Sweeney, I'm skeptical but optimistic as it's based on the same true story