<span class="mx-1">These are our picks for the 15 best movies at Sundance 2022, including Kogonada’s sophomore feature and two films starring Dakota Johnson</span>
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By Film School Rejects · Published on February 7th, 2022
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For the second year in a row, the Sundance Film Festival met its guests as a mostly virtual event. It was a surprise of sorts, but with wishful thinking dashed, in-person attendance pivoted to an online audience. As a result, we were treated with a far more traditional but still pleasantly eclectic collection of movies.
As per usual, several films came to the festival with distribution deals in tow (After Yang, We Need To Talk About Cosby, Navalny, etc.), while other award winners like Nanny and Framing Agnes still ponder their theatrical or streaming future. The festival featured a cadre of favored talents, but often, our hearts rested with the discoveries. Sundance delivered many surprises to kick off the year, and we’re eager to celebrate.
Among us — including four FSR contributors (Rob, Brad, Luke, and Valerie) and one representing our sister site, Nonfics (Christopher) — we covered a lot of ground reviewing 24 features and watching numerous others. Now it’s time to spotlight our favorites, many of which we haven’t already reviewed.