Here Are Our Editors’ Picks From the 2023 Sundance Film Festival

“‘Shortcomings,’ directed by Randall Park, tells the story of Ben (Justin H. Min), who runs a cinema in the Bay Area. Over the course of the movie, he watches his life fall apart as his girlfriend and best friend both move across the country, and is forced to confront the root of some of his own bad behaviors. It’s a story about race, identity politics, sexuality, stereotypes, and toxicity. Ben is deeply unlikable throughout most of the movie, yet somehow he’s also very sympathetic. It’s full of heart, hilarity, and charm, and its characters are richly drawn, funny, and complex — overall, it’s an anti-rom-com that’s more than worth watching.” — Eden Gordon, assistant editor, celebrity and entertainment