A tender indie romance with strong performances, 'Carousel' spins on atmosphere but never quite reaches emotional depth.

Of course, love is never as simple as it is in the movies, and Lambert wanted to reflect that in “Carousel.” At its heart there is a central romantic love story, but there are other love stories ...

The movie’s plot is still being kept under wraps. It’s written and directed by Rachel Lambert, whose most recent project, “Sometimes I Think About Dying,” starring Daisy Ridley, premiered in 2023.

"Carousel" is an aesthetically pleasing film that suffers from a lack of context and characterization.

Abby Ryder Fortson and Sam Waterston also star in Rachel Lambert’s story of a divorced doctor struggling to reconnect with or pull away from a former girlfriend. By David Rooney Chief Film Critic ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Who says they don’t make ’em like they used to? “Carousel,” starring Chris Pine and Jenny Slate in a painfully languid neorealist ...

Watching the new romantic drama Carousel (premiering today at the Sundance Film Festival) slowly unfold, I kept thinking this is the kind of love story for adults that Hollywood used to make with ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Jenny Slate and Chris Pine appear in "Carousel" by Rachel Lambert, an official selection of the 2026 Sundance Film Festival. Chris ...

PARK CITY, Utah — Chris Pine gets a lot of scripts sent his way, but when Rachel Lambert’s “Carousel” landed on his proverbial desk it was like he’d stumbled on something from a different filmmaking ...

This image released by Sundance Institute shows Chris Pine, background, and Jenny Slate in a scene from "Carousel," an official selection of the 2026 Sundance Film Festival. (Sundance Institute via AP ...