If I Go Will They Miss Me Archives

Sundance 2026 delivered one last cinematic dump (in a good way, like powder on a snow-barren mountain) before packing up and leaving Park City for good. From chilling headphone horror to sex comedies with emotional rot, audacious midnight freakouts to quietly devastating documentaries, this year’s lineup proved that the festival still has what it takes to be one of the preeminent film festivals in the world. Although I didn’t get a chance to see everything I had hoped to see (Leviticus top on the list of those I’ll be anxiously awaiting), I still managed to watch more Sundance premieres this year (35 total) than nearly any other year covering the festival. As should then be assumed, I have a pretty good handle on what was what so I full more than qualified to give a complete rundown of the best films from Sundance 2026. Read More

There’s something in the air in If I Go Will They Miss Me. Planes drone overhead constantly in this lyrical, Moonlight-coded debut, a feature-length expansion of Walter Thompson-Hernández’s earlier short of the same name. Beneath them, a father and son circle each other in a jagged dance of longing, legacy, and quiet double-edged disappointment. Big Ant (J. Alphonse Nicholson) is a man defined by absence; absent during long stretches of incarceration, and absent emotionally even when he’s physically present. His son, Little Ant (Bodhi Dell), watches him like a mythic figure, both larger-than-life and heartbreakingly small. There’s tension in their bond, Big Ant knows he’s not the man his son should emulate, but he’s too damaged, too volatile to pivot. Or even try to explain himself. Read More