The Best Movies At The 2023 Sundance Film Festival

Here are the best movies at the 2023 Sundance Film Festival. — Candice Frederick Phoebe Dynevor and Alden Ehrenreich try to one-up each other in writer-director Chloe Domont's devilishly coy "Fair Play" Courtesy of Sundance Institute ‘Fair Play’ Goodness knows we’ve seen enough films that tackle gender politics in a very sexy way. Courtesy of Sundance Institute ‘Little Richard: I Am Everything’ It’s hard to resist saying something along the lines of “you think you know, but you have no idea” when reflecting on director Lisa Cortés’ stirring documentary that explores the complicated life and career of Little Richard. Courtesy of Sundance Institute | Photo by Andre Jaeger ‘The Persian Version’ Some people might need a lot of patience to sit through a story that jumps back and forth in time and flits between perspectives, but writer-director Maryam Keshavarz’s “The Persian Version” is so spirited and heartfelt that it hooks you almost immediately. — Candice Frederick “Fremont” is a clever and whimsical slice-of-life dramedy about an Afghan translator who has come to the U.S. Laura Valladao ‘Fremont’ Premiering in the NEXT section of the festival, which highlights bold entries from innovative filmmakers, “Fremont” is a clever and whimsical slice-of-life dramedy about Donya, an Afghan translator who has come to the U.S. on a special immigrant visa.