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Posted on Wednesday, February 06, 2019 at 03:00 PM

KO Sundance Film Festival 2019 + Extremely Wicked, Shockingly Evil and Vile

Review by Katrina Olson-Mottahed x CalgaryMovies.com

Back from the 2019 Sundance Film Festival after a whirlwind week in Park City, Utah reflecting on all the panels, films and parties. I had this idealistic fantasy that I would be seeing movies all day long, when in reality even with my best efforts, I was only able to see a total of six screenings and four panels. Here below is a recap of my favorite panel and a review of the three most memorable films I watched.

Part 2: Halston (Sundance 2019) >
Part 3: We Rise Up (Sundance 2019) >

Cinema Café with Ashton Sanders and KiKi Layne

My Sundance started with the a the New York Times panel with Ashton Sanders and KiKi Layne
TimesTalks Moderated by Kyle Buchanan discussing their new film Native Son directed by Rashid Johnson.

It is such an amazing opportunity at Sundance to get up close and personal with the talent in these films.

Extremely Wicked, Shockingly Evil and Vile

This film became known by two names around Sundance, it was either “The Zac Efron movie” or the “Ted Bundy Movie”. Nobody could remember the name Extremely Wicked, Shockingly Evil and Vile, which as I found out watching the film, came from the judge’s death sentencing of Ted Bundy in reference to his crimes.

I barely made it into this film. I was lined up for 90 minutes and I was literally the very last person allowed into the screening. I am so glad I was able to see it though because I never quite took Zac Efron seriously as an actor until this performance, where he plays the heinous serial killer Ted Bundy. Long gone are the memories of the peppy beach boy in High School Musical.

Extremely Wicked, Shockingly Evil and Vile is story of Ted Bundy’s girlfriend Liz Kendall played by the captivating Lily Collins. The film starts at the beginning of their relationship then progresses to his arrest for murders in neighbouring states. Bundy torments Liz for years until they finally meet at the prison and she gains closure from the man she never really knew.

The casting in this film was perfect, the story was enrapturing and created just a subtle inkling of the actual facts of the Bundy murders. Better yet, I heard this film was just acquired by Netflix so everyone with a membership will get to see it soon.

PARK CITY, UTAH – JANUARY 26: Zac Efron at the Extremely Wicked, Shockingly Evil and Vile party at DIRECTV Lodge presented by AT&T at Sundance Film Festival 2019 on January 26, 2019 in Park City, Utah. (Photo by Vivien Killilea/Getty Images for AT&T and DIRECTV)

Part 2: Halston (Sundance 2019) >
Part 3: We Rise Up (Sundance 2019) >

Calgary Showtimes:  Extremely Wicked, Shockingly Evil and Vile >