{"id":33390,"date":"2026-02-07T01:18:48","date_gmt":"2026-02-07T06:18:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cinemadailyus.com\/?p=33390"},"modified":"2026-02-07T13:31:31","modified_gmt":"2026-02-07T18:31:31","slug":"sundance-film-festival-video-review-josephine","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cinemadailyus.com\/?p=33390","title":{"rendered":"Sundance Film Festival Video Review: Josephine"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Check out more of Our YouTube Channel\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Matthew Schuchman<\/strong> : In the early 90s, while at the video store with his friends who wanted to rent Don\u2019t Tell Mom The Babysitter&#8217;s Dead, Matthew asked the clerk if they had any copies of Naked Lunch available. A film buff from an early age, he would turn his fascination into his own review site in 2010; Movie Review from Gene Shalit\u2019s Moustache. From there, he provided his voice to such publications as Den of Geek, Coming Soon, and Verbicide magazine as a film reviewer and talent interviewer.<\/p>\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display:block\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-1774669342741533\" data-ad-slot=\"1211148813\" data-ad-format=\"auto\" data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\n<p><strong>The Sundance Film Festival<\/strong> wrapped up its final ride in Park City, Utah this January. The film that took the top prizes from both the audience and jury was Beth de Ara\u00fajo&#8217;s, Josephine.<\/p>\n<p>Starring Channing Tatum, Gemma Chan, and introducing Mason Reeves as the titular, Josephine; the film revolves around 8 year old and her parents after she witnesses a crime on an early morning run with her father. What follows is a topsy-turvy ride as Josephine and her parents learn to navigate the strange waters they find them selves in as a third party a horrendous act of violence.<\/p>\n<p>Here is our review of this tense, claustrophobic, and chilling journey into the live of a family who struggle to find the road out of a situation no one should be in.<\/p>\n<p><strong>If you like the video review, share your thoughts below!<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/cinemadailyus.com\/author\/matthew\/\">Check out more of Matthew&#8217;s articles.\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display:block\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-1774669342741533\" data-ad-slot=\"1211148813\" data-ad-format=\"auto\" data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Check out more of Our YouTube Channel\u00a0 Matthew Schuchman : In the early 90s, while at the video store with his friends who wanted to rent Don\u2019t Tell Mom The Babysitter&#8217;s Dead, Matthew asked the clerk if they had any copies of Naked Lunch available. 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