Why the Two Biggest Deals at Sundance Made My Heart Sink

The distribution deals that make headlines at the Sundance Film Festival can feel like engagement announcements (“‘The Big Sick’ will marry Amazon Studios for $12 million!”). Those deals mean the world to the parties involved (the filmmakers, the actors, the producers, the distribution companies, the agents and everybody’s mother). But even if you’re a critic like me, watching the action from the sidelines, it’s easy to get invested in the drama of watching the deals happen. It can feel like sports betting, like seeing your kid get into college, like the first draft of the awards race, or like the… Read Full Article