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Opening night of Sundance’s last Park City edition brought Chris Pine, Jenny Slate and Judd Apatow to the Eccles for the premiere of Carousel, while Riz Ahmed boosted buzz for Bait and other debuts, as the festival and indie cinema brace for a bittersweet farewell to Utah ahead of a Boulder move in 2027 amid COVID-era financial strains and the death of festival founder Robert Redford.
At Sundance, Rachel Lambert’s Carousel unfolds as a painfully languid neorealist romance led by Chris Pine and Jenny Slate; while the performances are strong and the domestic drama feels authentic, the narrative is somewhat meandering and opaque, leaving viewers to decide its meaning and appeal amid a mood-heavy, home-front story about love, divorce, and renovation.
IndieWire’s Sundance review hails Rachel Lambert’s Carousel as a gently observant, grown-up romance anchored by Chris Pine’s measured Noah and Jenny Slate’s Rebecca; the film focuses on the everyday realities of love—divorce, aging parents, healthcare costs—trusting its audience to follow a nuanced, character-driven story rather than conventional romance beats, with Pine delivering a career-defining performance and Slate balancing wit and longing as the couple confronts a complicated past.
Unsealed deposition texts show Jenny Slate describing the It Ends With Us shoot as 'gross and disturbing,' calling Justin Baldoni a 'clown' and the 'most intense narcissist,' and saying she didn’t want to work with Baldoni or producer Jamey Heath; the revelations come amid the Blake Lively–Baldoni–Wayfarer legal battle over sexual-harassment allegations, with Slate previously voicing support for Lively.
Newly unsealed deposition texts reveal Jenny Slate sharply criticizing Justin Baldoni on the It Ends With Us set, calling him “the biggest clown” and an “intense narcissist,” and describing filming as “gross and disturbing.” Slate says she and Blake Lively complained to the studio about on‑set issues and Baldoni’s behavior, including an inappropriate comment about her appearance. The disclosures come as Lively’s legal battle against Baldoni and Wayfarer continues, with Baldoni’s suit later dismissed and a trial set for May 18, 2026. Slate had also asked to be kept away from Baldoni during press, highlighting ongoing tensions around the production and promotion of the film.
Jenny Slate discusses her latest stand-up special, her diverse career, and her desire for an emotionally meaty horror movie role. She reflects on her stage fright, the pressure to deliver stand-up specials, and her experience voicing a biracial character on Big Mouth. Slate also shares her interest in working with specific filmmakers and her fascination with the humiliation of one's body being out of control.
Novelist Ramona Ausubel discusses her new book, The Last Animal, which follows a mother and her two daughters as they attempt to resurrect the woolly mammoth on their own terms. The book is set against the bleak reality of climate change but is told with humanity and warmth, making it feel like a fairy tale. Actress Jenny Slate, who wrote a blurb for the book's cover, joins Ausubel in a conversation about their shared approach to storytelling and finding magic in the minutiae of everyday life.