This is a story of a man made of wicker. And the disruption he inadvertently causes when he turns out to be the most charming gentleman in the village. Every year the iconic Sundance Film Festival there's a couple of extremely bizarre, especially peculiar, innovative cinematic creations that are almost too weird to work. Last year there was a very not-so-good, extremely weird film about cabbage (and it being banned) called Bubble & Squeak. The extra kooky Sundance 2026 film that everyone is talking about is called Wicker - and this is a good one. It's the second feature film from talented filmmakers Alex Huston Fischer & Eleanor Wilson, the same duo that made their feature directorial debut with the peculiar sci-fi comedy Save Yourselves! at Sundance 2020. This time they have given us a fable about marriage and jealousy and gossip and intimacy in a medieval town. It's especially watchable, laugh-out-loud funny at times, and impressive in many unique ways. These kind of weird stories can work well when they're handled by some of the smartest filmmakers. // Continue Reading ›