There's really no better way to bring more joy to life than dancing. No matter what, letting loose and moving your body always leads brings back the happiness and sends depression down the tubes. Here we have a film that understands this, embraces this, and dives fully into the idea that dancing can be healing. And boy am I glad that the 2026 Sundance Film Festival decided to premiere this because Sundance films with dancing in them are always my faves. Amid so many other films about anguish & death & overcoming loss, Ha-Chan, Shake Your Booty! is finally something unique and new and fresh within the overloaded grief subgenre. It's bright and colorful and spunky and lewd and fun, and defies the usual "grief sucks and it will ruin you" tropes for something that is sad but still enjoyable as we watch Haru work her way back out of the depths of the darkness. And surprise, surprise – I loved this! Even with a few flaws, even with some pacing issues, it's still a delight and I emerged from the screening full of joy, read to tell the world about how worthwhile it is. // Continue Reading ›