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Highlights from the 2025 Sundance Film Festival

Film critic Hoai-Tran Bui talks about three of her highlights from the Sundance Film Festival: Kiss of the Spider Woman, The Wedding Banquet and Omaha.

Film critic Hoai-Tran Bui talks about standout films Kiss of the Spider Woman, The Wedding Banquet and Omaha

PARK CITY, UTAH - JANUARY 27: Bowen Yang attends the "The Wedding Banquet" Premiere during the  2025 Sundance Film Festival at Eccles Center Theatre on January 27, 2025 in Park City, Utah. (Photo by Arturo Holmes/Getty Images)
Bowen Yang attends the "The Wedding Banquet" Premiere during the 2025 Sundance Film Festival at Eccles Center Theatre on January 27, 2025 in Park City, Utah. (Arturo Holmes/Getty Images)

The Sundance Film Festival is happening this week in Park City, Utah. Known for being the big film festival that kicks off the year, Sundance is the place to catch the most anticipated new independent movies.

Hoai-Tran Bui is the Entertainment Editor at Inverse. She was at Sundance, and got the chance to view films like Kiss of the Spider Woman, The Wedding Banquet and Omaha.

Today on Commotion, she joins host Elamin Abdelmahmoud to talk about her highlights from this year's Sundance Film Festival.

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Interview with Hoai-Tran Bui produced by Jane van Koeverden.