‘Jimpa' Review: Olivia Colman and John Lithgow Star in a Muddled LGBT Family Drama
Sundance: Colman plays a filmmaker struggling to reconcile her resentment toward her gay father in Sophie Hyde's thinly rendered portrait of generational divides.
‘Jimpa’ Sundance review: John Lithgow stars as a gay grandpa in sappy film that tries too hard
That we’re watching John Lithgow go on about oral sex and Olivia Colman chatting about polyamory with her teenage child make the film that much odder.
Breaking Baz: John Lithgow Bares His Soul — And That’s Not All! — In Powerful Sundance Pic ‘Jimpa’ With Olivia Colman As His Daughter
Deadline's Baz Bamigboye writes that John Lithgow is extraordinary as he bares his soul in ‘Jimpa,’ which opened the 2025 Sundance Film Festival.
‘Jimpa’ Review: Olivia Colman and John Lithgow Soar in Beautiful, Bittersweet Drama
Even alongside heavy-hitters like Lithgow and Colman, it is remarkable how effortlessly Mason-Hyde holds their own. In many ways, their scenes are what bring everything out that the adults are looking away from.
‘Jimpa’ Review: A Liberated John Lithgow Sets the Tone for an Unkempt Homage to Tradition-Defying Kin
Sophie Hyde’s highly unorthodox family portrait pays homage to her dad, who died before her trans child could appreciate his pioneering personality.
‘Jimpa’ Review: Olivia Colman and John Lithgow in a Well-Intentioned but Numbingly Earnest Inter-Generational Queer Family Drama
Sophie Hyde’s latest centers on a filmmaker navigating the cross currents between her nonbinary teenager and her hedonistic gay father while working on a project about the end of her parents’ marriage.
‘Jimpa’ Review: Olivia Colman & John Lithgow In A Queer Family Tale With The Best Of Intentions [Sundance]
Olivia Colman and John Lithgow can only carry Sophie Hyde's well-intentioned semi-autobiographical Sundance drama 'Jimpa' so far
Breaking Baz: Filmmaker Sophie Hyde Says It Wasn’t Easy Casting Olivia Colman To Play Her In Hot Sundance Movie ‘Jimpa’
EXCLUSIVE: Sundance prize-winning filmmaker Sophie Hyde (Good Luck to You, Leo Grande) says casting “a version of yourself” is not an easy task. “It’s very tricky to do,” says Hyde, director of Jimpa,
Olivia Colman on Basking in Queer Love—and Crying Her Eyes Out—in Aussie Drama Jimpa
If I could work with the queer community and trans people on every film, I’d have the happiest life,” the Oscar winner tells Vanity Fair. “Also, I learned more about myself.”
Sundance Film Festival 2025 Photos: ‘Twinless,’ ‘Jimpa’ & ‘By Design’ Premieres on Day 1
SALLY, directed by Cristina C, screening in the Premieres category was selected as the 2025 Alfred P. Sloan Feature Film ...
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Sundance 2025: 'Jimpa' is a Heartfelt, Resonant Film About Openness
Kicking off the 2025 Sundance Film Festival with a winner already. I adore this film. I really connected with it, even if I'm ...
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“It Was an Ambitious Project From the Get-go”: Editor Bryan Mason on Jimpa
Editor Bryan Mason discusses cutting Jimpa, shedding insight on his recurrent collaboration with Hyde, the question he always asks himself before embarking on a project and his background as a skate ...
Sundance Film Festival 2025: All Of Deadline's Movie Reviews
While the Sundance Film Festival mulls a big move for 2027, the 2025 is under way. The event’s 41st edition kicked off ...